Democrats question accuracy of U.S. medical agency chief's testimony« Thread Started on Mar 31, 2007, 3:31am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats question accuracy of U.S. medical agency chief's testimonyThe Associated PressPublished: March 30, 2007read at source>
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/ ... WASHINGTON: Democrats in the House of Representatives are investigating whether FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach lied under oath about the antibiotic Ketek, which has long been under the scrutiny of Congress.The seriousness of the inquiry was outlined in a letter sent Thursday to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt. The letter requested that the department make available by the close of business Wednesday all documents used to prepare von Eschenbach for his testimony. Also, the lawmakers asked Leavitt to make available all senior staff and counsel who participated in preparing him for his testimony.