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White House bars FDA commissioner from testifying before House committee


President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington.
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The White House blocked FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn from testifying before the Energy and Commerce Committee, a White House spokesperson confirmed to Politico.
Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. and Democratic Rep. Anna G. Eshoo raised concerns over the White House’s decision to block Hahn from testifying “despite bipartisan interest.”
The Trump administration’s politicization of public health, including a reported delay of …read more

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