"I would like to know what kind of due diligence the FDA has the authority to do?"
"We have 1,415 people who have to worry about whether or not they are going to get the disease."
"These were not our compounding. This was not your small compounding pharmacy. These were, in fact, manufacturers."
"What do you all do to find out if somebody is manufacturing illegally, because that is what I think we have here?"
"I certainly hope there are, and I hope that we can get some answers on why and what we need to do."
"It is going to be very difficult to get legislation through normally, even though this is a very serious problem."
"I agree with Mr. Waxman when he said that he would have made the assumption..."
"I am deeply troubled by what has happened in this case and with NECC, and if there were actions that could have been taken at an earlier time to prevent it, I would wish that that were so."
"we have numerous requirements coming in and every time we turn around there is a rate increase."
"the consumer side of this equation is often left out."
"If we choose to use the God-given resources, the natural things that are here, the energy sources that we have, we can remain the number one nation economically in the world for many, many years to co..."
"I believe in all of the above. I believe in trying to make sure that we have everything on the table."