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Califf Final Senate Confirmation Vote February 2022
The Senate confirmed Robert Califf to be FDA commisioner 15 February. • Source: CSPAN

Robert Califf just made it over the finish line 15 February with a 50-46 Senate confirmation vote to be US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner.

The vote was hardly the resoundingly positive 89-4 vote that secured him the job under President Barack Obama in 2016.

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