In a Senate floor speech, Sen. Chuck Grassley outlines his extreme displeasure with the extent to which the Food and Drug Administration spied on and captured the emails of agency scientists who were concerned about the safety and effectiveness of certain medical devices. The employees communicated their concerns to Grassley and other members of Congress. The spying scandal is even more extensive than originally known, thanks to a cache of captured emails inadvertently placed online and made available to the public. Grassley continues to seek answers about just who authorized the surveillance and to what extent.
Well said Senator! The FDA said to us, “We are NOT the Food, Drug & People Administration, we are the Food and Drug Industry Administration”. Yes, they have LOST their way, and have become a solely owned subsidiary of the corporate entities they regulate … that pays the agency huge product approval & licensing fee$ that amount to nearly 60% of their yearly operating budget. Comflict of interest, YOU BETCHA!
Former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg’s hedge fund husband Peter Brown owned and managed billions in Pharma stock. You just can’t make this stuff up. This was well known throughout DC and yet Grassley chooses not to highlight this stunning example of overt corruption.
@prester john Simply UNREAL isn’t it? Why these conflicts-of-interests are not front & center says it all … 🤔
@The EDNC It’s all kabuki theater while the real issues go completely unannounced.