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Obama has requested one billion from Congress to help get the FDA rebuilt, after the dismantling by bush's administration. Not a lot in the scheme of things. He wants labs updated for research on new drugs that are introduced (which would actually expedite the process of checking new drugs, not slow it down as the writer suggests). And he wants more inspectors on the ground checking out the companies that bring food to our tables.
The appointments bush made to 'his' FDA were political ones. Daniel Troy, the agencies chief council, was a staunch free market advocate and member of the federalist society. (these are the guys who don't believe in regulation, but figure if someone introduces a product that kills or sickens people then citizens can just quit buying their product. No prob if someone dies in the meanwhile).
Then there's Dr. W. David Hager, whom bush wanted to head up the Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory committee at the FDA. Hager is a fundamentalist who wrote a book about Jesus and women's sexual responsibilities. He refused as an OB GYN to prescribe contraception to single women, and worked to ban the 'morning after pill' (mifepristone) on religious grounds. Never mind that mifepristone showed promise in research for the healing of disorders. (continued)

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