AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2003 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES HENRY BONILLA, Texas, Chairman JAMES T. WALSH, New York JACK KINGSTON, Georgia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut SAM FARR, California ALLEN BOYD, Florida GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York TOM LATHAM, Iowa JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia RAY LAHOOD, Illinois NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. HENRY E. MOORE, MARTIN P. DELGADO, MAUREEN HOLOHAN, and JOANNE L. PERDUE, Staff Assistants AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2003 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES HENRY BONILLA, Texas, Chairman JAMES T. WALSH, New York JACK KINGSTON, Georgia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut SAM FARR, California ALLEN BOYD, Florida GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York TOM LATHAM, Iowa JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia RAY LAHOOD, Illinois NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. HENRY E. MOORE, MARTIN P. DELGADO, MAUREEN HOLOHAN, and JOANNE L. PERDUE, Staff Assistants .4628 200.2 45 сору しし COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman RALPH REGULA, Ohio HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky JIM KOLBE, Arizona SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JACK KINGSTON, Georgia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, California TODD TIAHRT, Kansas ZACH WAMP, Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia NANCY PELOSI, California PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana NITA M. LOWEY, New York CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina ROBERT E. “BUD" CRAMER, JR., Alabama JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania JAMES W. DYER, Clerk and Staff Director 2002435888 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JUN 18.2002 AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2003 THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2002. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WITNESSES LESTER CRAWFORD, D.V.M., PH.D., DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DANIEL TROY, CHIEF COUNSEL, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION JEFFREY WEBER, ACTING SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS Mr. LATHAM [presiding]. The Subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Unfortunately Chairman Bonilla couldn't be with us today. As we speak, he is on Air Force One with President Bush. The President is stopping in the chairman's district on his way to meet with President Fox of Mexico. Chairman Bonilla's congressional district covers more than 800 miles of the Texas-Mexico border, and he serves as a cochairman of the Border Caucus. As part of the trip with President Bush, they will be reviewing the border activities with a number of agencies, including the FDA. Dr. Crawford, I understand the FDA has a number of people standing at attention waiting for his arrival. I am sure the chairman is disappointed to miss today's hearing, but rest assured we have a lengthy list of questions for the record. He is definitely here in spirit. INTRODUCTION OF WITNESSES Today marks the subcommittee's last hearing on the fiscal year 2003 budget request. We are pleased to have before us the Food and Drug Administration. This agency's work affects every American. The vast array of FDA-regulated products includes devices for medical tests, medicines for humans and animals, blood, and food from seafood to salsa. FDA is represented today by its new Deputy Commissioner Lester Crawford and his colleagues Murray Lumpkin, deputy to Dr. Crawford, and Jeff Weber, the acting CFO. In the audience, we also have FDA's center directors who may be called upon when we get into certain specifics. I speak for all the subcommittee members in thanking you for being here today. Before we hear your testimony, Dr. Crawford, I would like to turn to my colleague, the Ranking Member of the subcommittee, for any opening remarks she may have. |