Manchin Asks Biden To Name FDA Chief, Slams Woodcock’s Leadership

By Beth Wang / June 17, 2021 at 6:43 PM
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) on Thursday (June 17) pressed President Joe Biden to quickly nominate a permanent FDA commissioner who is “more suited to lead” the agency than current acting chief Janet Woodcock and who can be held accountable for and answer questions about agency decisions, including the controversial approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm (aducanumab). Manchin’s request came one day after Public Citizen called on HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to remove or request resignations from Woodcock and agency...


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