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Educating Congress Becomes More Essential For FDA With Key Capitol Hill Departures

 
• By Derrick Gingery

Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ decision not to seek reelection may mean FDA officials must orient a new chair on their activities and priorities.

FDA classroom for Congress
• Source: Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet | Shutterstock images

Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ pending departure from the House of Representatives and as head of a key committee for the US Food and Drug Administration will create a knowledge void on Capitol Hill for agency officials to fill.

McMorris Rodgers, R-WA, House Energy and Commerce Committee chair, announced on 8 February that she would not seek reelection in

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