On the recordMay 23, 2012
I thank the Senator for his comments and his insight and his idea. I appreciate that we are not going to be voting on this one right away because I think this needs a little time to germinate. I think it is something that, as people look at it and think about it, they will recognize the value there would be if we had more insight into what the negotiations were--not just on this but perhaps on regulations that are being done as well. I want to thank the Senator, though, for the way he has dug into the entire user fee bill and made some very substantial changes in a number of other places. I do not know of anybody who works as hard on the medical issues as does Senator Burr, and understands it, and gets into some of the details. And, of course, he worked all of these when he was in the House and now works them in the Senate, and is our foremost expert on any of the pandemic issues and was very successful earlier in the year in getting that bill through the Senate. He has been very cooperative on the other amendments which are now a part of the bill that we will not be voting on because they are already in there. I appreciate this one more suggestion and suggest that is something we should take a look at. I yield the floor and reserve the remainder of the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa is recognized.
