On the recordApril 5, 2011
We have to work together to find a way to stop this top-heavy, top-down, centralized punitive activity that is going on at the Food and Drug Administration.
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congress.govWe have to work together to find a way to stop this top-heavy, top-down, centralized punitive activity that is going on at the Food and Drug Administration.
Pitts criticizes the FDA's current regulatory approach as overly centralized and punitive.
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