Gottlieb Confirmation Hearing To Be Scheduled Once Ethics Papers Received

Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) announced Thursday (March 23) the committee will schedule a confirmation hearing for FDA commissioner-nominee Scott Gottlieb once it receives his paperwork from the Office of Government Ethics. Alexander praised Gottlieb after meeting with him Thursday, saying that he is well-qualified to lead FDA, citing his previous experience as agency deputy commissioner and noting he is a physician and a cancer survivor. “I look forward to working with him on implementing the 21st Century...