Gottlieb To Testify On Budget Before April 5 Exit, Forms CBD Task Group

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he will testify before Congress in support of FDA’s 2020 budget on April 3, before leaving the agency two days later. The departing agency chief also hinted that after leaving he might back those who would like to see FDA become an independent agency. At a public chat at The Brookings Institution on Tuesday (March 19), Gottlieb indicated that aggressive steps to stop youth use of e-cigarettes and hammering out regulatory issues surrounding use of...