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Title: Bernie Sanders to oppose Obama’s nominee to lead the FDA Post by: subSTRATA on October 09, 2015, 10:01:48 AM https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/08/bernie-sanders-to-oppose-obamas-nominee-to-lead-the-fda/
"Sanders, who is mounting a surprisingly strong bid for the Democratic presidential nomination against Hillary Rodham Clinton, told The Washington Post that he spoke last week with Califf and came away unconvinced that he is the right person for the job of commissioner. “At a time when millions of Americans cannot afford to purchase the prescription drugs they need, we need a new leader at the FDA who is prepared to stand up to the pharmaceutical companies and work to substantially lower drug prices,” Sanders said in a statement. “Unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion that Dr. Califf is not that person.”" great move coming from bernie, the pharmaceutical industry in this country needs to be controlled beyond what the current commissioner is doing, especially since people are finally waking up with the recent events. |