Yes, that's it. More time with his family.Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, known for his aggressive efforts to regulate the tobacco and e-cigarette industries, resigned Tuesday.
Dr. Gottlieb, whose wife and three children have remained in their Westport, Conn., home since he took office, said he was weary of the commute and missed his family.
NYT
A definite problem for the GOP.“There’s no intrigue here,” he said, adding that he planned to advance the agency’s pending tobacco regulations before he leaves, in about one month.
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Dr. Gottlieb had been subject to increasing pressure from some Republicans in Congress and his former associates in the conservative movement, for his tough stance against youth vaping and traditional cigarettes. A coalition of influential conservative groups recently asked the White House to block some of the key parts of the F.D.A.’s strategy to prevent youths from vaping; and Republican Senator Richard Burr blasted the commissioner on the Senate floor for his proposal to ban menthol cigarettes.
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Under Dr. Gottlieb’s leadership, the F.D.A. approved a record number of generic medicines, new drugs, and medical devices. The agency also waded into unusual territory for an F.D.A. chief, calling for lower drug prices, and often speaking about the opioid crisis.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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