Hahn Confirmation Hearing: Solid Performance Light On Substance

US FDA commissioner nominee Stephen Hahn does not offer much detail on his policy positions; Senate confirmation could be completed by the end of the year.

Stephen Hahn, President Trump’s nominee for commissioner of the FDA, at his Senate confirmation hearing
FDA Commissioner nominee Stephen Hahn waits for his Senate confirmation hearing to begin. • Source: Derrick Gingery

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner nominee Stephen Hahn kept his answers to Senators questions vague, sometimes irritatingly so, during his Senate confirmation hearing, and emerged largely unscathed from the 20 November event.

Hahn endured nearly two hours of questions from the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and pledged to work with...

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