. >> the chair recognizes mr. cardin us for fiber. >> thank you chair guthrie and ranking member eshoo for holding this i also want to thank the witnesses for sharing your expertise and your opinions with us this morning before the american public. providing relief and life-saving help to people who have had n for hope is ultimately what this is all about. that's why i'm thrilled to see bills that i support up for discussion today including the benefit act which would require the fda to consider relevant patient experienced data in their new drug approval process d to care act which would ensure that kids can cross state lines and retain coverage for specialist services to treat rare conditions. i am also glad to see that give kids the chance act unless the bills did as well since it will ultimately improve the potential for treatment options for pediatric cancer. these bills make life altering improvements for those who have had every reason to believe their suffering was inevitable. i also want to thank represen