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Lawmakers, witnesses warn HHS layoffs announced this week risk slowing FDA reviews and inspections
Summary
Members from both parties and several witnesses told the subcommittee that HHS’s announced workforce reductions, including plans to cut thousands at FDA, will disrupt reviews, inspections and public‑health functions; witnesses cited the forced departure of Dr. Peter Marks and asked for congressional oversight.
Several members used the OMUFA hearing to press immediate concerns about an administration reorganization and large layoffs announced at the Department of Health and Human Services that, they said, would materially affect FDA operations.
Representative Diana DeGette and Representative Frank Pallone said the administration’s planned cuts — described in testimony and press reports as including thousands of agency positions — risked delaying reviews, inspections and post‑market surveillance. Pallone called for prompt oversight hearings to…
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