But they are not treated the same way.

So we expect that our FDA is looking at our food supply and our pharmaceutical supplies to ensure their safety. Is that correct?

So when it does its job, it can be a powerful force for consumer protection and consumer safety. Is that correct?

this is a tragic case study that gives the lie to those who want to propound that the Federal Government's hobnailed boot is on the neck of business

It was a 23-page pamphlet. It fails to meet even the most basic requirements in the law.

the White House office, charged with leading our Nation's efforts to combat the drug crisis, has been missing in action as deaths continue to mount.

For two years, more than half of President Trump's term, the White House had no National Drug Control Strategy.

if we are serious about this opioid crisis, the actions of this administration do not look it.

the 208-page supplement -- is it going to address the statutory requirements Ms. McNeil said you did not meet?

There is both a leadership vacuum and competence vacuum at the head of ONDCP.

It is anything but comprehensive.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 265, insert after line 9 the following (and conform the succeeding subsection accordingly): ``(d)…

Under Federal law, one of the most basic, important jobs of ONDCP is to issue a National Drug Control Strategy.

These measures condemn terrorist attacks, strengthen U.S. diplomacy, condemn Russia's violations of human rights and territorial sovereignty, and bolster U.S.

The United States must lead the way in refusing to recognize or legitimize Russia's illegal and forcible annexation in Crimea.

But when we got it, we could see immediately that it was no strategy at all. It was a 23-page pamphlet.

I absolutely salute GAO for doing that.

the United States must definitively and completely end its support for the coalition.

I think the science is quite clear.

Congress must ensure that the Trump administration extricates itself from this war.

Congress should provide more rigorous oversight.

I think this is one of the most important hearings our committee has every year.

This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This is a good government issue.

I would hope that out of this hearing, and maybe there will be subsequent hearings, we will produce some legislation--it's got to be bipartisan--to reauthorize the Board, but also to fix the immediate problem.

It's not surprising that Cohen didn't really know much about Russia and collusion, because Trump style like a criminal enterprise is to compartmentalize.