Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. This long-awaited legislation promotes medical innovation by streamlining the discovery, development, and delivery of critical medicines. This bill also helps reform our Nation's deteriorating mental health system to ensure that millions of Americans receive the care they need. Such reforms include the reduction of regulatory red tape that slows prescription drugs' entry to the market, the breaking down of barriers that restrict data sharing, and expediting the review of potentially breakthrough devices.

While some may believe that the resources needed to develop new cures or new devices are too costly and time consuming, the potential savings to the broader healthcare system will be significant. By modernizing the governance surrounding the development of new medicines and treatment, we ensure that the lives of millions--not only here in the U.S., but across the world--will improve.

I want to thank Chairman Upton and Chairman Murphy for their unrelenting determination to bring this negotiated piece of legislation to the floor for a vote. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 34.

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