Manchin opposes Biden FDA nominee, cites opioid epidemic failures: 'How many more Americans have to die?'
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West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday he will oppose President Biden’s top pick to head the Food and Drug Administration for his previous failure to address one of the nation’s biggest epidemics: opioid abuse.
"Why we would confirm someone whose actions failed to swiftly curb the tide of the opioid epidemic?" Manchin questioned. "During Dr. Califf’s previous tenure as FDA commissioner, drug-related overdoses went up. Five years later, they are up again, this time at a record number."
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