Hamburg gets Senate HELP hand
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee endorses Peggy Hamburg May 13 as FDA commissioner, leading the way to the last and final step in her confirmation process - a vote by the full Senate, which is expected to take place soon. ... Corr confirmed: The Senate confirms William Corr as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services May 6. Corr was previously executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (1"The Tan Sheet" May 4, 2009, p. 16)
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