Margaret A. Hamburg: “Congress has given FDA responsibility for a vast range of products that are central to the health and well-being of…”

The sequester is of significant concern to us, and overlaid on the additional issue of expanding responsibilities, these cuts will come at a cost.

We shouldn't have different standards depending on where the test was developed.

Much remains to be learned about the risks of e-cigarettes to health, as well as their possible benefits, particularly for those smokers who have not been able to quit using deadly conventional cigarettes.

I believe our fiscal year 2014 budget efficiently targets our needs, focusing on programs that are essential to providing Americans with the safe foods and effective medical products they expect and deserve.