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Chris Murphy: “Do you see anything wrong with the chain of events that I just articulated for you? I mean, that's an extraordinary…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2026
Do you see anything wrong with the chain of events that I just articulated for you? 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 after that, the FDA commissioner resigns.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Questioning FDA nominee during confirmation hearing.

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