Crawford Nomination Woes Grow With Coburn Hold, Hager Letter
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA Acting Commissioner Lester Crawford's bid for the permanent post has been cast further into doubt by a Republican joining the list of Senators threatening holds on his nomination
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