21st Century Cures: Incorporating the Patient Perspective Background Documents and Information: Hearing Notice Background Memo To read a related press release, click here. Opening Statements: Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph R. Pitts Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton Panel I Janet Woodcock, M.D. Director Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV) Panel II Richard F. Pops Chairman and CEO Alkermes Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV) Robert J. Beall, Ph.D. President and CEO Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV) Pat Furlong Founding President and CEO Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV) Leonard Lichtenfeld, M.D. Deputy Chief Medical Office American Cancer Society Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV) Marshall Summar, M.D. Director Scientific Advisory Committee, National Organization for Rare Disorders Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV) Subcommittees Health (113th Congress) Issues 21st Century Cures Health hearing