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Senator Burr threatens to delay user fee reauthorization

Burr says infant formula crisis may take precedence

May 26, 2022 9:35 PM UTC

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said Thursday that he may seek a delay in passing legislation reauthorizing FDA medical product user fees.

At a hearing on infant formula shortages, Burr, the ranking Republican on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, lambasted FDA Commissioner Rob Califf for the agency’s failure to avert the crisis. ...