WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement after the announcement Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb will resign:
“In all my years of public service, I’ve never worked with a more talented, forthright, and effective agency leader than Dr. Scott Gottlieb. While he might not necessarily be a household name, his work to bring new medicines to patients quicker, guard young people from products bad for their health, protect food safety, and work to find cures to deadly and debilitating diseases will have an enduring impact on the lives of every American. He worked effectively with Congress to find solutions and to improve the quality of life for all of us. He gives public service a good name. I wish him and his family well in the years ahead."
