Rep. Auchincloss accuses Makary of politicizing FDA

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary sent Thursday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) reiterated criticisms of FDA’s commissioner’s national priority voucher program, accused the Trump administration of politicizing public health, and said Makary has “gutted” the agency’s top leadership.

Makary had not responded to a letter Auchincloss sent in September requesting information about the CNPV program. “Your unresponsiveness escalates my concerns regarding the integrity of this program,” he wrote...