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Publication: Government Executive
Date: Monday, August 15 2005
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WHO: Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester Crawford

WHY: He was confirmed as commissioner on July 18 after months of delay because several senators placed holds on his nomination. What's

more, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who has led recent investigations of the FDA, remains critical of Crawford.

QUOTE: "FDA is plagued by structural, personnel, cultural and scientific problems. Those problems should be equally obvious to Dr. Crawford, but under [his] leadership, the FDA appears to be in a state of denial," Grassley said during the vote on Crawford.

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