mr. bilirakis five minutes for questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i appreciate it. and thank you for your testimony, dr. woodcock. we asked some questions, we submitted some questions for the record in november, and to my knowledge, we haven't -- the committee hasn't received many responses, so i want to ask you one question again. can you tell me how many treatments were approved used for the first time within the last five years? have any approvals occurred with a novel marker and never been before treated before within the last five years? how many new biomarkers did the fda accept for first-time use in the past five years? if you can provide that answer. >> yes, we will. we're working very hard on this. that was a very provocative question, and actually, we had a long debate last week among our senior people on the definition of a biomarker and which of these end points such as fev1 which is how fast you can breathe into one of those machines, is that a clinical endpoint or a biomarker? clearly, in my opinion, it's a biomarker, but not everyone agreed with that.

mr. bilirakis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. bilirakis: i rise today in support of the american energy solutions for lower costs and more americans jobs act. this bill is a substantive step towards more affordable energy prices and job creation across the country. today the average gas price, $3.28, well up from the $2.35 per gallon in 2009. not only are gas prices up, but, so, too, are the price of groceries and cooling and heating your home. other important measures, this bill would approve the keystone pipeline. friday marks six years of delays on key spoken by this administration. that is too long for a job-creating measure. domestic energy production helps middle-class americans, mr. speaker, with their every day costs. vote yes for the middle class. vote yes for jobs. and more affordable energy. vote yes on this bill. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california continues to reserve. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i would advise my friend from california that i thought i had m

mr. bilirakis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for two minutes. mr. bilirakis: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the chairman for his leadership on this piece of legislation, also the sponsor, dr. cassidy, for his leadership on this particular piece of legislation. i rise today in support of the employee health care protection act. when the president said, if you like your plan you can keep it, that was deemed politifact's lie of the year. then millions of americans across the country and the individual market received cancellation notices. they felt that the impacts of the broken promises of the president's health care law. now the specter of cancellations looms again. up to 50 million people who get health care through their employers could have their plans canceled or disrupted because of rules and regulations in the president's health care law. that is one in six americans, mr. speaker. if one of my constituents wants to keep their plan, they should be able to. support this bill and make the president keep his promise to the american people. tau

mr. bilirakis: this is a bipartisan effort to get cures and dreams to patients more quickly. millions of americans who suffer from cancer, including the nearly 50,000 with pan cry -- pancreatic cancer, will benefit from this initiative. i held two round tables in my district in august to hear from patient, patient advocates, researchers, clinicians and representatives from medical device companies. pancreatic cancer advocates participated as well. together we can raise awareness and find cures and treatments for chronic and deadly diseases like pancreatic cancer. thank you, mr. speaker, i appreciate it. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> i want to congratulation susan rice on the 25 years of service to our community as head of cornerstone advocacy service. her work began in 1989 when it was just a few volunteer