If we're giving them permission to send this medication into our country for sale, somebody's making a profit.
Annie Kuster
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Annie L. McLane Kuster is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kuster has focused on issues such as healthcare, women's rights, and economic development throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for expanding access to affordable healthcare and has worked on initiatives to support small businesses in her district.
Thank you, Chairwoman DeGette, for your continued leadership on ensuring the safety and inspection of our drug supply chain.
Despite his concerns, he also acknowledged the balance that must be struck in ensuring the safety of our drugs but also the supply of drugs.
We must ensure that every American has access to safe medication through your quality inspection.
I hope you will work with our committee to tighten this up, because these loopholes sound dangerous to the American people.
Why don't we just say, 'If you want to send medication into our country, you need to tell us precisely where it's being made, and we're going to come out and look at it.'
I think this is an important area, and I know my constituents will be as shocked as I was to see that as literally the number one ingredient, that PFAS is just such a big issue for us right now.
The number one ingredient in nonstick frying pans is also an ingredient in our cosmetics and our personal care products.
There is rarely a day where we don't open our newspaper and read yet another story about a town, a school, a community faced with unsafe drinking water.
I find it unbelievable that for 80 years the FDA has lacked the appropriate resources and tools to ensure the safety of cosmetic and personal care products.





