Hamburg clears Senate panel
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Margaret Hamburg's nomination to be the next FDA commissioner is endorsed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee May 13. The committee action, by voice vote, follows questioning at a hearing May 7 and forwards the nomination to the full Senate, which is expected to vote to confirm her shortly (1"The Gray Sheet" May 11, 2009, p. 4)