@truthinitiative @CongressmanRaja @RepPressley @FDATobacco Does Truth Initiative stand behind this comment? Maybe Dave Dobbins would like to try to justify this?
2Interesting. I find it hard to square the committee's breathless defense of protecting Altria's share of the overall nicotine market with their claims of #TakingDownTobacco.
What do you think will happen if the competition is banned?
“Have the courage to say ‘No’ to Big Tobacco. The health of a nation depends on it.”
WATCH: @CongressmanRaja urge FDA Commissioner Woodcock to take action to end the youth #vaping epidemic:
@Rep_Clyde: "I am concerned that the committee's goal of this hearing is not to address the concern of youth vaping, but to strongarm the FDA -- you, ma'am -- into banning menthol cigarettes and e-cigarettes."
Correct.
Today's hearing on youth vaping is well-intended, but it clearly seeks to strong-arm @FDATobacco to peremptorily ban many #ecig products by subverting its science-based regulatory review process. My testimony urges Congress not to politicize the process: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16iZPFGcgugy-rzOIEz8PU7GkDuMEagMg/view?usp=sharing https://twitter.com/OversightDems/status/1407684872932573190
HAPPENING SOON: At 10 AM, Subcommittee Chair @CongressmanRaja will demand answers from FDA Commissioner Woodcock regarding the youth #vaping epidemic and search for solutions to address this nationwide health issue.
WATCH LIVE:
https://youtu.be/wVbfjsCZ_tE
Does @RepCori not realize that ALL apps to FDA, whether it's for food, drugs, or tobacco, contain scientific research from the companies that manufacture them? That's how the application process works.
So clearly "all industry research is garbage" is not a defensible argument.
The implication of this hearing is that we should listen to these legislators more than the FDA. And when you do listen to these legislators, it's very clear they have no idea what they're talking about. https://twitter.com/OversightDems/status/1407684872932573190
HAPPENING SOON: At 10 AM, Subcommittee Chair @CongressmanRaja will demand answers from FDA Commissioner Woodcock regarding the youth #vaping epidemic and search for solutions to address this nationwide health issue.
WATCH LIVE:
https://youtu.be/wVbfjsCZ_tE
The @FDACommissioner just told the @HouseOversight committee she doesn't even know what FDA's TPSAC committee is.
Why didn't @CongressmanRaja invite CTP Director Mitch Zeller, who is very familiar with the PMTA process and tobacco regulation?
"Do you trust TPSAC?"
That's a real question.
Man, I litteraly can't wait for @OversightDems to come back and debate product standards for #cannabis and do their level best to insure that only the largest manufacturers (them selves profiting off of the #DrugWar) take/maintain their market share.
Q for @RepCori (and the entire cmte): Do people really think that research for product applications (or maybe even the applications themselves) are paid for and conducted by third parties?
Did COVID vaccines adhear to this, or did Moderna pay for and conduct their own research?