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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 8, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care Food Processing and Sales

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, which includes legislation to update the over-the-counter monograph system.

Our healthcare system is innovating rapidly, and the Food and Drug Administration can't keep up. The FDA's approval system for over-the- counter medications has not been updated since the 1970s. By updating the monograph approval system, we make it easier for over-the-counter medicines to reach the market, providing an affordable way for Americans to access healthcare treatment.

I was proud to work on over-the-counter monograph reform last Congress with a number of my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee, with the efforts being led by Congressman Bob Latta, and it was bipartisan.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill on the floor today.

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