The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as FDA commissioner in a 50-46 vote today. The vote capped a months-long campaign to secure Califf’s confirmation after President Joe Biden nominated him to return to the post he held near the end of the Obama administration. The Senate voted 49-45 yesterday on a cloture vote to […]
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Warren secures ethics commitments from Califf
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, announced today that she has secured what she described as significant ethics commitments from FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Robert Califf. In a letter dated Jan. 27 to Warren, Califf made several promises as he seeks to secure Democratic votes for his Senate confirmation: He’ll recuse himself from matters involving his former […]