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mr. comer: without objection, so ordered. mr. comer: commissioner, i want to ask this question about tobacco. with tobacco and f.d.a.'s center for tobacco products, i think it's safe to say the current regulatory process at the c.t.p. is not what congress envisioned when it passed the tobacco control act 15 years ago. from the reagan udall foundation report commission and recent court rulings, i have to conclude that those seeking to play by the rules don't even know what the rules are. because f.d.a. won't tell them or f.d.a. won't put information out or they will put information out and then change it. so now after 15 years, f.d.a.'s granted only 45 authorizations out of some 26 million applications and only five authorizations for modified risk tobacco products. while f.d.a. rejects applications based on science and data from manufacturers who have spent untold millions to comply with what they think the rules are, american store shelfs are overflowing with products from china. and your agency does not seem to be doing anythin
mr. comer: without objection, so ordered. mr. comer: commissioner, i want to ask this question about tobacco. with tobacco and f.d.a.'s center for tobacco products, i think it's safe to say the current regulatory process at the c.t.p. is not what congress envisioned when it passed the tobacco control act 15 years ago. from the reagan udall foundation report commission and recent court rulings, i have to conclude that those seeking to play by the rules don't even know what the rules are. because...
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mr. comer: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from michigan, representative mcclain for her five minutes of questions. mrs. mcclain: when you assumed office of commissioner of fda in february 2022, correct? when you assumed office were you , aware that a manufacturer who made more than 40% of the country's infant formula was voluntary recalling all the baby formula it made at its plant? dr. califf: i was very familiar. it happened on the day i was confirmed. i didn't -- ms. mclean: i will take that as a yes. in the days and weeks that came after you assumed office, were you aware that there was a shortage of infant formula across the country? dr. califf: in the first days and weeks, there was not a shortage. but i was aware of. ms. mcclain: were you aware 10 states reached 90% of out of stock and nationwide 74% had no infant baby formula? dr. califf: those numbers do not sound right to me but there was a lot of out of stock. ms. mcclain: could you say we were reaching crisis mode? where were we
mr. comer: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from michigan, representative mcclain for her five minutes of questions. mrs. mcclain: when you assumed office of commissioner of fda in february 2022, correct? when you assumed office were you , aware that a manufacturer who made more than 40% of the country's infant formula was voluntary recalling all the baby formula it made at its plant? dr. califf: i was very familiar. it happened on the day i was confirmed. i didn't --...
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thank you, mr. chairman, and i yield back. mr. comer: the gentleman yields back. the witness will please stand and raise his right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? let the record show the witness answered in the affirmative. we appreciate you being here today and look forward to your testimony. let me remind the witness, i'm pretty sure you're an old pro at this by now, we've read your written statement, it will appear in full in the hearing record. please limit your oral statements to five minutes. as a reminder, press the button on the microphone in front of you so that it's on and that members can hear you. when you begin to speak the light in front of you will turn green. after four minutes the light will turn yellow. when the red light turns on, your five minutes is expired. we would ask that you would please wrap up. i now recognize commissioner callif to please begin his opening statements. >> thank you, chair comer, ranking member raskin,
thank you, mr. chairman, and i yield back. mr. comer: the gentleman yields back. the witness will please stand and raise his right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? let the record show the witness answered in the affirmative. we appreciate you being here today and look forward to your testimony. let me remind the witness, i'm pretty sure you're an old pro at this by now, we've...
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please tell them the keystone pipeline is operational and get that message to mr. comer. guest: mr. comer is a friend and i think he has no problems with the speaking fees and other things that are legal. the concern was the $24 million that came from overseas, china and russian sources, and how much of that went to president biden? thank you for the input. host: peter is in valley cottage, new york, republican. good morning. caller: congressman bacon, i have been a republican since 1980 and i am so disappointed in you guys. you have already passed a bill funding israel that is paid for. it is sitting in the senate and you guys just don't push schumer or the republicans in the senate don't push him to pass that. you always back down. in the end, the democrats always get what they want. they wanted a time -- wanted to tie funding to the border and you keep backing down. i think you guys really want to be in the minority. that is my opinion because you just don't stand up. as far as the keystone pipeline was concerned, it was never finished. part of it was operational but it was never
please tell them the keystone pipeline is operational and get that message to mr. comer. guest: mr. comer is a friend and i think he has no problems with the speaking fees and other things that are legal. the concern was the $24 million that came from overseas, china and russian sources, and how much of that went to president biden? thank you for the input. host: peter is in valley cottage, new york, republican. good morning. caller: congressman bacon, i have been a republican since 1980 and i...
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please tell them the keystone pipeline is operational and get that message to mr. comer. guest: mr. comer is a friend and i think he has no problems with the speaking fees and other things that are legal. the concern was the $24 million that came from overseas, china and russian sources, and how much of that went to president biden? thank you for the input. host: peter is in valley cottage, new york, republican. good morning. caller: congressman bacon, i have been a republican since 1980 and i am so disappointed in you guys. you have already passed a bill funding israel that is paid for. it is sitting in the senate and you guys just don't push schumer or the republicans in the senate don't push him to pass that. you always back down. in the end, the democrats always get what they want. they wanted a time -- wanted to tie funding to the border and you keep backing down. i think you guys really want to be in the minority. that is my opinion because you just don't stand up. as far as the keystone pipeline was concerned, it was never finished. part of it was operational but it was never
please tell them the keystone pipeline is operational and get that message to mr. comer. guest: mr. comer is a friend and i think he has no problems with the speaking fees and other things that are legal. the concern was the $24 million that came from overseas, china and russian sources, and how much of that went to president biden? thank you for the input. host: peter is in valley cottage, new york, republican. good morning. caller: congressman bacon, i have been a republican since 1980 and i...
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mr. comer: mr. speaker, i rise today whoonor ginger kohl vin recently announced the 2024 women's basketball coach's association naia national coach of the year. ginger has been the women's basketball coach for 17 years. ginger has deep ties to kentucky's first congressional district. growing up in monroe county and being a basketball star at both top conditionsville high school and camelsville university herself. she is receiving this award for the second year in a row as a testament to her commitment and dedication to her players and the university. under ginger's leadership, the lady tigers have a 477-98 record. a 31-2 record this season. making it to the naia elite eight. congratulations to my friend, coach ginger kohl vin, on this -- colvin, on this well deserved award and successful season. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the s
mr. comer: mr. speaker, i rise today whoonor ginger kohl vin recently announced the 2024 women's basketball coach's association naia national coach of the year. ginger has been the women's basketball coach for 17 years. ginger has deep ties to kentucky's first congressional district. growing up in monroe county and being a basketball star at both top conditionsville high school and camelsville university herself. she is receiving this award for the second year in a row as a testament to her...
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mr. hur, you may begin with your opening statement. make sure you have got that mike on if you could. >> thank you chairman. sherman jordan, ranking member nadler, chairman comer, ranking member raskin, members of the committee, good morning. i am privileged to have served our country for the majority of my career, a decade and a half. most of those years with the department of justice. i have served as a line prosecutor, a supervisor, the principal associate deputy attorney general, a united states attorney, and a special counsel. i have served in these roles with gratitude as the son of immigrants to this country. the first member of my family to be born here. my parents grew up in korea and for young children during the korean war. my father, he remembers being hungry and grateful for the food that american gis shared with him and his siblings. my mother fled what is now north korea, heading south to safety. my parents eventually met, married, and came to the u.s. seeking a better life for themselves and for their children. their li
mr. hur, you may begin with your opening statement. make sure you have got that mike on if you could. >> thank you chairman. sherman jordan, ranking member nadler, chairman comer, ranking member raskin, members of the committee, good morning. i am privileged to have served our country for the majority of my career, a decade and a half. most of those years with the department of justice. i have served as a line prosecutor, a supervisor, the principal associate deputy attorney general, a...