Hearing: “Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products”

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (10:00 AM)

HVC-210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Guy Bentley
Director of Consumer Freedom, Reason Foundation

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM

Mr. David Kessler
Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/09/2025 at 10:19 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 04:57 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/09/2025 at 10:19 AM

Mr. Jonathan Miller
General Counsel, Hemp Roundtable

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/09/2025 at 10:19 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM

Mr. Shabbir Imber Safdar
Executive Director, The Partnership for Safe Medicines

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Witness Statement - Exhibit A [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Witness Statement - Exhibit B [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Witness Statement - Exhibit C [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM

Mr. Richard A. Williams
Senior Affiliated Scholar, Mercatus Center

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 01:46 PM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 04/04/2025 at 10:14 AM
  • UC - Comer, Biggs - Statement for the Record - Aliance for Pharmacy Compounding [PDF] Added 04/25/2025 at 02:25 PM
  • UC - Comer - Statement for the Record - Council for Responsible Nutrition [PDF] Added 04/25/2025 at 02:25 PM
  • UC - Comer - Statement for the Record - NACS [PDF] Added 04/25/2025 at 02:25 PM
  • UC - Comer - Statement for the Record - Peter Pitts, Center for Medicine in Public Interest [PDF] Added 04/25/2025 at 02:25 PM
  • UC - Luna - Article - Raid on Farm Sparks Debate Over Raw Milk Oversight and Government Overreach - Lancaster Farming [PDF] Added 04/25/2025 at 02:25 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - Nonprofit Linked To Pharma Lobby Works To Block Drug Imports - NPR [PDF] Added 04/25/2025 at 03:54 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - Nonprofit Linked To PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign To Block Drug Imports - KFF Health News [PDF] Added 04/25/2025 at 03:54 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - Nonprofit linked to campaign against drug imports has deep ties to pharmaceutical research - HCFN [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 12:38 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Report - New report reveals illegal ingredients for knockoff weight loss drugs flooding into US - PSM [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 12:38 PM
  • UC - Krishnamoorthi - Article - Measles Outbreak, RFK Jr.’s Health Agenda & Surprising Health Wins — Richard Williams [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Mfume - Report - Cancer Clinical Trials - GAO [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Mfume - Public Law 116-291 [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Mfume - Clinical Research - Transthyretin V142I Genetic Variant and Cardiac Remodeling, Injury, and Heart Failure Risk in Black Adults [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Lee - Article - FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say - CBS News [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Subramanyam - Article - Drug industry worries about FDA delays - Axios [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Subramanyam - Article - Veterinarians working on bird flu, pet food safety are fired in HHS purge - The Washington Post [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Subramanyam - Article - FDA cuts threaten medical product review programs - Axios [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Subramanyam - Article - FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety - The New York Times [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Subramanyam - Article - Worries grow over risks to Americans as Trump cuts health, safety agencies - The Washington Post [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 04:02 PM
  • UC - Subramanyam - Article - Trump's Assault on Science Will Make Americans Dumber and Sicker - L.A. Times [PDF] Added 04/28/2025 at 05:31 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 04/09/2025 at 03:39 PM

First Published: April 2, 2025 at 03:28 PM
Last Updated: April 28, 2025 at 05:31 PM