Chris Murphy: “This long-overdue step will save millions in taxpayer dollars, cut red tape, and support economic development by…”

So long as these advisory boards, which are authorized by Congress, are attacked, eliminated, and restricted from meeting, you are not going to rebound the public's support for independent FDA decision making.

The people, whether they're Republicans, independents, or Democrats, are telling us loudly and unequivocally, end this war.

Support for this war is at 18% in this country. We are supposed to be a democratic body that listens to the will of the people.

I mean, that's an extraordinary story: an $8 million donation; two days later, a meeting of those donors with the president; an immediate phone call to the FDA to change the rules; four days later, the rules are changed; and four days…