The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, despite opposition from some Democrats regarding his ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
Returning to the FDA early in President Joe Biden's tenure gives Califf greater ability to place his stamp on the agency than the last time he led it during the final months of the Obama administration.
Dr. Robert Califf is a prominent cardiologist with extensive clinical research experience who served as FDA commissioner during President Barack Obama’s final year in office. Several Democrats objected to Califf’s nomination over his ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
The Senate narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist and biomedical scientist, to lead the Food and Drug Administration, with several Republicans crossing the aisle to make up for Democratic dissent.
In a dramatically close procedural vote Monday night, the Senate voted 49-45 to advance Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the FDA, teeing up a final vote later this week.
The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to head the agency on a 50-46 vote. The agency has been without a permanent leader for the last 13 months.
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a tight vote, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to once again head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
WASHINGTON -- The Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday pushing past a thicket of political controversies that threatened to derail what was initially expected to be an easy confirmation.
Robert M. Califf, MD, has become the second former FDA commissioner to win U.S. Senate confirmation a second time, as senators narrowly approved his returning to the position he held for most of the final year of President Barack Obama’s administration.
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