đź©ş FDA Nominee Overton Enters The Hot Seat
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 1 min read · · Updated
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Just your average high-stakes job interview where "how do you feel about actual medicine?" is apparently a highly controversial essay question.
What actually happened
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration is facing questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination. Thursday’s hearing is expected to focus on Dr. Heidi Overton’s views on vaccines and abortion drugs. Both have come under new scrutiny at the FDA under Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Overton is a physician and top White House aide with longstanding ties to Trump and his Republican administration. Overton is an outspoken abortion critic and would oversee an ongoing FDA review of the nation's leading abortion pill. Committee chairman Sen. B
Key points
- President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration is facing questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination.
- Thursday’s hearing is expected to focus on Dr.
- Heidi Overton’s views on vaccines and abortion drugs.
- Both have come under new scrutiny at the FDA under Trump and Health Secretary Robert F.
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