Political Quotes

“I wish to start by expressing my appreciation to all of my colleagues who have worked so hard on the priorities in the 21st Century Cures bill, including investing in tackling our hardest to treat diseases, confronting the opioid epidemic, strengthening mental health care, and advancing medical innovation. The legislation that we will be voting on either really late tonight or tomorrow morning takes important steps to improve the care that patients receive. I am very grateful to every Senator and Member of Congress who worked across the aisle to make this legislation the best it could be for those whom we serve. In particular, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Vice President Joe Biden. Not everyone has the strength to respond to profound personal tragedy by doing even more to protect and help others, but that is exactly what he has done. I know we are all grateful for and inspired by his leadership, and I am confident it has given a lot of families hope, knowing that Joe Biden is fighting for them and their loved ones. Of course, I want to acknowledge and thank the chairman of the HELP Committee, Senator Alexander, for his work and leadership on this bill, as well as the Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, and Congresswoman Diana DeGette. I am proud of our country's history of lifesaving public health initiatives and world-changing medical innovation.…”