Sen. Hassan Issues Statement on Committee Vote Against FDA Commissioner Nominee
December 03, 2019
December 03, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement after voting against advancing Stephen Hahn's nomination for Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee:
"Americans must be able to trust the FDA as the gold standard for protecting public health. To do so, the FDA Commissioner must be guided by science and must not give in to political considerations or corporate spec . . .
"Americans must be able to trust the FDA as the gold standard for protecting public health. To do so, the FDA Commissioner must be guided by science and must not give in to political considerations or corporate spec . . .