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Jake Auchincloss: “I was pressured into withholding a recommendation for…”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

Rep. Auchincloss questions RFK Jr. on whistleblower testimony, Joe Rogan & FDA psychedelics approval

Published April 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:26

… standards to support ideologically driven policy goals more focused on media sound bites and their own self promotion than our nation's health. That's one senior scientist. Another currently employed, quote, I was pressured into withholding a recommendation for approval for a drug that was intended for a rare disease by Dr. Prasad and other FDA leadership. I know the drug would have been approved had it not been for the political pressure. (01:26–01:34)

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