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Senate to Vote on Califf for FDA Commissioner
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February 19, 2016
The full Senate is scheduled to decide on Feb. 22 whether Robert Califf should be the next FDA commissioner, after Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) scheduled a cloture vote.
The news comes in the wake of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announcing that she would lift her hold on the nominee over genetically engineered salmon guidelines. She said in a statement that she received assurances that the FDA is taking the issue seriously.
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) also placed holds in January on Califf’s nomination, citing his cozy relationship with the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA’s response — or lack thereof — to the rising opioid epidemic. Spokespeople for the three senators have confirmed that they will maintain their holds.
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