Senator Coons went to the floor on Monday to discuss the importance of the reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and other critical programs.
“Most of us don’t think about the FDA on a regular basis,” Senator Coons said. “In fact, we rarely think about where our medicines come from, the scientists who invented them, the investments required to develop them and the innovative, cutting-edge new treatments that are essential to keeping Americans healthy and safe or the regulators who make sure these pharmaceuticals, devices and treatments work as they’re supposed to. But when the moment comes we face a health crisis and our doctors prescribe us essential medications we want those pharmaceuticals available right away and we want them to work as promised.”