Honorable Jim Langevin
United States Representative, Rhode Island, Democrat
Representative Langevin, of the Second District of Rhode Island, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000. He served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1988 to 1994 and as Rhode Island Secretary of State from 1994 to 2000. He is a member of the Armed Services Committee and the Select Committee on Homeland Security. The following is from the July 24, 2003, House floor debate on H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act. Today, we have the opportunity to take action by passing H.R. 2427. This bill makes possible the reimportation of FDA-approved drugs…