Congress Mulls Adding “Economic Growth” To FDA Mission Statement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
As PDUFA hearings start, Commissioner Hamburg says considering the jobs affected by the approval or denial of an application would be difficult and inappropriate. Rep. Rogers and Sen. Coats author bills to require changing FDA’s mission statement in program renewal.
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