Tag: Dr. Stephen Hahn

Dr. Stephen Hahn

Washington Focus

Senate Confirms Hahn to Be Next FDA Commissioner

Senate Confirms Hahn to Be Next FDA Commissioner

Dec. 13, 2019 – In a vote of 72-18 the Senate yesterday confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to take the helm of the Food and Drug Administration even though it had been predicted that the vote to confirm Hahn as FDA Commissioner might be pushed to 2020 in light of competing priorities like the budget and […]

Read more

Washington Focus

Hahn Confirmation Hearing Reveals Little about FDA Commissioner Nominee

Hahn Confirmation Hearing Reveals Little about FDA Commissioner Nominee

Nov. 20, 2019 – In today’s Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Stephen Hahn, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Commissioner of Food and Drugs position, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee members questioned Hahn on such topics as opioids, generic drugs, updating the over-the-counter drug monograph, regulating cannabis-related products, and combatting shortages of […]

Read more