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21st Century Cures Act

Floor Speech

Date: July 9, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care Science, Technology and Communication

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Mr. Chairman, this is the way Congress should work, in a bipartisan capacity. In my 5 years on the committee, this is the most significant piece of legislation to be voted out of the committee unanimously.

To those of us who are listening on C-SPAN this evening, this is what the American people demand of Congress, bipartisan cooperation.

This bill will save countless lives not only in this country, but across the globe. I am so pleased it includes language coauthored by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California and me exempting future Food and Drug Administration user fees from sequestration.

I urge an extremely positive vote tomorrow. I hope that all of our colleagues will support this to indicate to the Senate of the United States that it should move forward as well so that the legislation can reach the desk of the President of the United States.

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