The U.S. Mayors convened their 88th Washington, D.C. Winter Meeting and released the 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors, the sixth such survey, reflecting the views of 119 mayors of cities with populations at or above 75,000 residents. The 2019 survey was somewhat unique in that the mayors were surveyed about Opportunity Zones, a federal
On Friday, Nov. 1, and as discussed in a previous Hot Off the Hill blog post, President Trump nominated Dr. Stephen Hahn, Chief Executive of the MD Anderson Cancer Center, for FDA Commissioner.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar also announced leadership changes to complement the president’s announcement.
This action brings significant executive leadership change into
Due to federal rules applicable to “acting” agency heads, the current FDA Acting Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, or another person, should be nominated to be FDA Commissioner by month’s end. In order to be named FDA Commissioner, Senate confirmation is required.
This is a critical time for FDA as they face the ongoing fiscal