robert califf to lead the food and drug administration. it was exactly five years next week that i came to the senate floor to urge my colleagues to oppose dr. califf's nomination to serve under then president obama in this same role. in the five years since dr. califf was confirmed, more than 400,000 americans and 5,000 west virginians have died from drug related overdose. and 2020 was the deadliest year on record for drug related overdoses. 1386 west virginians and nearly 95,000 americans died from a drug related overdose. that number is just increasing with over 100,000 americans having died from overdose between april 2020 and april 2021. let's not beat around the bush, dr. califf bears a great deal of responsibility for these deaths. we have a luxury with this nomination that we are not usually granted because dr. califf was already served as the fda commissioner, we have insight into how he will lead the agency. dr. califf's previous tenure, drug related overdoses went up, five years later, they're up again. and this time at record nu

i urge my colleagues this morning to support the nomination of robert califf. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: mr. president, i rise in opposition to dr. califf, and i've spoken before on this and i just want to say just for a minute or two here. i respect everyone's position on this and their decision, but i have never had anything that's affected my state and constituents of my state more than the opioid addiction. this opioid addiction started because of the f.d.a.'s additioa product to market in 1995 that destroyed many families, many communities, many businesses, people's lives forever. and there's story after story, and there's not a senator in this body that doesn't have someone in their family, immediate family or extended family or a constituent that hasn't been affected. with that, you need to change the dynamics of the leadership over there. dr. califf was there five years ago. he's coming back. nothing's changed. 400,000 people have died since he was there, and we're going down the same pat

robert califf to be fda commissioner. yesterday the senate voted 49-45 to advance his nomination. also this week, lawmakers will be voting to extend government funding through march 11th to avoid a shutdown on friday. live coverage. u.s. senate now here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, who rules the raging of the sea, give to the members of this body a special measure of wisdom and strength for the living of these days. lord, help them to see what a practical resource they have in you as you empower them to complete their daily

robert califf. he was also in charge of the agency for about a year during the end of the obama administration. democratic senator joe manchin urged his colleagues to oppose califf saying he bears responsibility for many of the opioid drug overdose deaths since his first time as fda commissioner. >>> still to come, your ticket to outer space. you can book a seat today on a virgin galactic flight, but you'll have to dig deep. virgin galactic flight, but you'll have to dig deep. this isn't just a story about science... but also good old-fashioned will and grit. what we do when the chips are down. how adversity is best met with creativity... and kindness. as we at pfizer strive to impact hundreds of millions of lives... young and old... this isn't just a story of a pandemic. but how it pulled us all together. ♪♪ pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now get relief without a pill with tylenol dis

robert califf for a second time and representative joe manchin who opposes the nominee and senator patty murray who supports him spoke on the floor prior to the vote. >> madam president. s

your cnbc news update a high level federal vacancy now filled in a 50-46 vote, the senate voted robert califfo lead the food and drug administration >>> up in canada, ottawa's police chief is resigning after strong criticism of his failure to handle the truck protest that shut down parts of the city. the cbc reports he's been accused of volatile behavior that's compromised the department's response to the situation. >>> and the sec is looking at binance. "the wall street journal" reports regulators are focusing on how the company told customers about its relationship with two trading firms that have ties to its founder. >>> and simone says it was the easiest yes. yesterday, jonathan owens, who plays for the houston texans football team and has been dating the gold medalist for the past two years, asked her to marry him. in an instagram post, biles said owens is everything she dreamed of and more and right there, you're seeing thering. no pressure for all the guys out there. u.s. weekly estimates it's eight carats is that what you bought back in the day? >> no, no, no. but can you imagine the

senate narrowly confirmed robert califf to lead the food and drug administration. vote was 50 to 46, with most democrats in favor, and most republicans opposed. both sides pointed to his previous stint as f.d.a. commissioner under president obama. >> as f.d.a. commissioner during the obama administration, mr. califf showed blatant disregard for the unborn and for the health and safety of women d girls when he weakened safety and reporting requirements for a dangerous chemical abortion drug. >> i urge all of my colleagues to give families across the country the peace of mind, and give the hardworking staff at the f.d.a. the experienced, senate-confirmed leadership it needs, by joining me in confirming dr. califf today, and working with him and the f.d.a. to continue protecting families across our country. >> woodruff: the f.d.a. has not had a permanent commissioner in more than a year. a former minneapolis police officer, accused of violating george floyd's civil rights, testified in his own defense today in st. paul, minnesota. too tau is one of three men accused o

robert califf is a cardiologist he already served as fda commissioner during president obama's finalear in office six republicans helped move dr. califf across the finish line the independent senator bernie sanders and four democrats voted no they say they objected to his prior work with the pharmaceutical industry, and specifically his track record on opioids, including the approval of several painkillers while he was fda commissioner during his confirmation hearing, dr. califf pledged to do a comprehensive review of the agency's opioid policies >>> a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against alec baldwin in the shooting on the set of the movie "rust. there's a new ten-minute animated video that lawyers say leaves no question as to what happened and who's at fault. >>> shoplifting at small businesses owners are finding ways to fight back sometimes out of their own pockets. and sometimes out of yours >>> and in july of 2019, this little girl went missing today found alive. hidden underneath a staircase. the police chief leading the search joins us live to detail how the discovery was made

robert califf. he was confirmed previously with strong bipartisan support. i hope to see that again this evening at this critical moment we need a trusted hand to lead the f.d.a. and dr. califf's previous service in this role, his career as one of the nation's leading research scientists given the experience to take on this challenge. families across the country count on the food and drug administration every day to follow the science and the data and keep them safe. and covid-19 has put its work in the spotlight like never before. this pandemic has been incredibly hard on our nation. it has killed over 900,000 americans and throughout this crisis, as people have sought to keep their families safe, they have looked to the f.d.a. and depended on the tireless work of f.d.a. scientists to confirm the safety and effectiveness of treatments in vaccines and ensure we have high-quality masks, review tests to make sure we give us accurate results and more. and parents across the country are continuing to wait anxiously for the f.d.a. to green-light safe and effective

robert califf for the food and drug agency.will take over as pfizer and the fda plan to roll out vaccines for the youngest children. that plan pretty much at a standstill at least right now, until april until we look more at that data. pfizer and the fda saying that authorization won't come for a couple of months. i want to bring in now the director of thellergy and infectious diseases dr. anthony fauci. thank you for being back on the show. >> good to be with you. >> let me start with what we've seen from states all around the country in the last week or so. it felt like an avalanche of more and more states loosening up and ditching mask mandates, including here in washington. in your view, is it happening too soon? >> well, if you look at the trajectory downward and the cases and of the hospitalization, it's clearly going in the right direction. i mean obviously the cdc still now recommends masking because of the degree of infection that we're seeing, but what i believe the states are doing is anticipating that we are going i

and the fda has a new commissioner robert califf was confirmed by the senate on tuesday.dustry serving as a board member and advisor to various companies let's get you straight over to dom chu who's looking at this morning's premarket movers >> let's get you off with the shares of airbnb, up roughly 3% premarket, around 35,000 shares of volume so far after being up 6% in the regular session yesterday heading into its earnings report. it was a beat for profits and revenues there was some disappointment when it came to bookings which were down 8% quarter over quarter. but airbnb says it does expect those bookings for nights and experiences in the current quarter to exceed the numbers for lastyear the video game platform company missed they did report numbers are up 33% from last year we're now down roughly 48% from the highs we just saw over the course of the past year, so something to watch in roblox and end on shares of cedar fair. this is the amusement park and hotel operator around properties like knotsbury farm. sea world did say in a statement the rejection did not se

the clerk: nomination, department of health and human services, robert mcan -- mckenan califf to be commissioner of food and drugs. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the clerk: cloture motion, we the under-- we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on nomination of executive calendar number 668, robert mackinnon califf to be administrator of the food and drug. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: finally, madam president, i i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, thursday, february 10, be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i understand there's a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the se

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robert m.califf. i came to the floor to urge my colleagues to oppose dr. califf'sion to serve under then president obama in this same role. in the five years since dr. califf was confirmed, more than

robert califf. he was confirmed previously with strong bipartisan support. i hope to see that again this evening at this critical moment we need a trusted hand to lead the f.d.a. and dr. califf's previous service in this role, his career as one of the nation's leading research scientists given the experience to take on this challenge. families across the country count on the food and drug administration every day to follow the science and the data and keep them safe. and covid-19 has put its work in the spotlight like never before. this pandemic has been incredibly hard on our nation. it has killed over 900,000 americans and throughout this crisis, as people have sought to keep their families safe, they have looked to the f.d.a. and depended on the tireless work of f.d.a. scientists to confirm the safety and effectiveness of treatments in vaccines and ensure we have high-quality masks, review tests to make sure we give us accurate results and more. and parents across the country are continuing to wait anxiously for the f.d.a. to green-light safe and effective

robert califf to head the fda for a second time. later this week the senate will vote to extend government funding through march 112 of what a shutdown on friday. as always you can follow live coverage of the senate when they return here on c-span2. right now remarks by majority leader chuck schumer from this morning. >> now, mr. president, last night, this is relevant to what we just did with the new bill on the calendar, for a second reading, last night we had a chance to continue progress on a bipartisan, long overdue postal reform bill when i moved to fix a few technical errors to the legislation sent to us by the house. sadly my request was blocked by the junior senator from florida. without much in a way of clear explanation. for instance, he says he wants to stand up for postal workers but all the organizations representing postal workers strongly support this bill. they are eager for it. he says he wants to protect and strengthen medicare but postal already paste into medicare, and the cbo says that this proposal, this bill