09/11/2012
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"We face huge risks. We talked earlier about pharmaceuticals that kill people and cause children to be born with flippers."
"the House recently passed H.R. 2112, the fiscal year '12 agriculture appropriations bill, which would cut the FDA budget by roughly 11 percent, or $285 million."
"will the proposed cut jeopardize the number of review staff that FDA is able to employ at the center? Yes or no."
"one of the complaints that my office consistently receives is that medical device approval process has a certain inconsistency from reviewers at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health."