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Dick Durbin: “The FDA has lost 20% of its staff under this administration…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Praises Dr. Fauci On The Senate Floor For His Significant Contributions To Public Health

Published | Video Starts at 04:21

If my Republican colleagues want to hold hearings, perhaps they should hold one on the impact of President Trump's cuts to NIH research funding, which have slowed research into heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's. Or they could investigate how The FDA has lost 20% of its staff under this administration deeply damaging food safety efforts. If they were truly concerned for America's health, they would hold hearings on the fact that ACA premiums are doubling for many families across the United States because of the Republicans Big beautiful bill. (04:21–04:30)

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Asserts that the FDA has lost 20% of its staff, affecting food safety.

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