Politicizing the Nomination of the FDA Commissioner
I know I’ a little late in posting on this but thought it was important enough to address it now. I really hate to see the process of getting a new FDA commissioner reduced to political bickering.
• Senate HELP Committee Approves Von Eschenbach Nomination To Head FDA; Some Senators Say They Will Place Hold On Nomination
• Senate panel clears FDA nominee - Yahoo! News
Seems some Senators are now holding up the nomination because Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) want a specific product pulled from the market (RU-486, aka Mifeprex (mifepristone)) and Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) wants to hold up the nomination until the FDA allows drug imports from overseas.
In the Case of Senator Clinton and Senator Patty Murray they only wanted the FDA to live up to their own commitment and make a decision regarding Plan B. They did not insist that a product be approved.
My opinion is if these Senators want to make legislate, then introduce legislation, don’t use these as excuses for holding up a nominee.
See Eye on FDA’s post entitled No holds Barred for another blog posting on this.
Other Resources
• Yahoo! News Search Results for senate fda nomination Eschenbach
• Senate fda nomination Eschenbach - Google News
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