
Dems grill Biden FDA nominee over opioids, pharma ties
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President Biden’s nominee to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Robert Califf, faced a wide range of questions during his confirmation hearing Tuesday, but some of the toughest grilling came from Democrats, making his future far from a certainty.
"One of the major reasons the pharmaceutical industry, among many others, is so powerful is its close relationship with the FDA and other regulators in Washington," Sanders said, adding that nine out of the last 10 FDA commissioners went on to jobs or board positions at pharmaceutical companies.
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