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Representative Joseph 'Joe' R. Pitts's Public Statements on Drugs

Joe Pitts
Full Name: Joseph 'Joe' R. Pitts
Office: U.S. House (PA) - District 16, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Virginia; 3 Children: Karen, Carol, Daniel
Birth Date: 10/10/1939
Birth Place: Lexington, KY
Home City: Kennett Square, PA
Religion: Protestant

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May 17, 2013 Pitts, Schakowsky, Whitfield and Eshoo Introduce Bill to End Doping of Racehorses Unknown
April 18, 2013 Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - U.S.-Colombia Policy Unknown
June 20, 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Washington, DC
May 30, 2012 Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 Washington, DC
May 18, 2012 Racing Out of Control Unknown
May 10, 2012 Energy and Commerce Committee Unanimously Approves FDA Legislation Unknown
April 30, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - A Review of Efforts to Protect the Health of Jockeys and Horses in Horseracing Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - "FDA User Fees 2012: Hearing on Issues Related to Accelerated Approval, Medical Gas, Antibiotic Development and Downstream Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Washington, DC
March 5, 2012 Grassley, Enzi, Hatch, Pitts Seek Details of Discount Drug Program Washington, DC
Feb. 9, 2012 Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve FDA Generic Drug Approvals Washington, DC
Feb. 9, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Review of the Proposed Generic Drug and Biosimilars User Fees and Further Examination of Drug Shortages Washington, DC
Feb. 1, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Reauthorization of PDUFA: What It Means for Jobs, Innovation, and Patients Washington, DC
Dec. 7, 2011 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 Washington, DC
Nov. 4, 2011 Congress Has Not Been Waiting to Combat Drug Shortages Unknown
Oct. 27, 2011 Investigation Shows Chinese Firms Linked to Contaminated Drugs Still Supplying the U.S. Washington, DC
Sept. 23, 2011 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - "Examining the Increase in Drug Shortages" Washington, DC
July 21, 2011 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Legislative Hearing to Address Bioterrorism, Controlled Substances and Public Health Issues Washington, DC
July 7, 2011 Health Subcommittee Examines FDA Regulatory Process Washington, DC
Dec. 16, 2010 Leading House Republicans Decry FDA Move on Breast Cancer Drug as a First Step Towards Rationing Care Washington, DC
May 30, 2010 Memorandum on Health Care Reform Legislation Unknown
June 25, 2009 Hearing Of The Health Subcommittee Of The House Committee On Energy And Commerce - Comprehensive Health Reform Discussion Draft, Day Three Washington, DC
June 11, 2009 Hearing Of The Health Subcommittee Of The House Energy And Commerce Committee - Emerging Health Care Issues: Follow-On Biologic Drug Competition Washington, DC
May 1, 2008 Panel I of a Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Drug Safety Provisions of the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act Discussion Draft Legislation Washington, DC
July 20, 2004 Floor Speech - Medicare Drug Discount Cards Washington, DC
July 20, 2004 Drug Discount Cards Washington, DC
May 21, 2004 Doing What's Right for Pennsylvania's Seniors Unknown
March 26, 2004 What changes can you expect to Medicare? Unknown

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