Rep. McGovern: No Apology From Food and Drug Administration
July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on July 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech):
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Mr. Speaker, diethylstilbestrol, or DES, is a drug that was prescribed to pregnant women between 1940 and 1971 to prevent miscarriage.
As early as 1953, there was evidence it didn't work. Nevertheless, it was prescribe . . .
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Mr. Speaker, diethylstilbestrol, or DES, is a drug that was prescribed to pregnant women between 1940 and 1971 to prevent miscarriage.
As early as 1953, there was evidence it didn't work. Nevertheless, it was prescribe . . .