I thought this happened. Good afternoon everybody i want to welcome everyone to the finance Committee Oversight hearing the fda foreign drug manufacturing inspection process. And the taxpayers whether medicare or medicaid and second and the jurisdiction under trade with the responsibility that only Quality Pharmaceuticals that responsibility is heightened now that we are living through the covid pandemic whether were in the midst of a pandemic the supplychain and starting june of last year on this issue to secretary as are in the commissioner. I ask a series of questions related to manufacturing facilities overseas to file dosages for drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients and throughout the day also with the fda managing its inspection regime that says the fda does conduct some unannounced inspections on the frequency but the gao and 2019 that they estimated they generally provided 12 weeks of notice before the inspection for them to do their jobs and 12 weeks common sense tells me ther
Released disturbing results, the youth beta epidemic and at the vaping epidemic continues to grow to alltime highs. And that they use ecigarettes the trends are alarming for High School Students, as well as middle school students. Here, i show you to visuals on your rank, that is 20 of high schools were vaping, in the 2019, only 28 of by schools are vaping, meaning there is 100 and 35 increase in vaping among highschoolers. On your right, there is another visual that is more disturbing. In 2017, 3. 3 of middle schoolers were vaping, and today it is almost 11 . That is a 218 rise in vaping among middle schoolers, as a parent of three children, these statistics are extremely disturbing. The data also shows that flavors are driving youth vaping use. 72 of youth who vape used flavors, and 64 of all kids who they use meant or mental, which by the way it is the most popular flavor. That makes sense because the data also confirmed and most people who they present. And with this data, the Publ
The subcommittee will come to order without objection the chair is authorized a recess at any the subcommittee will come to order. We are allowed to declare a recess at a time. We are examining the federal response to the epidemic of youth ecigarette used and fta food and Drug Administration compliance policy. I now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. September 11 this year the administration released disturbing results, the youth beta epidemic and at the vaping epidemic continues to grow to alltime highs. And that they use ecigarettes the trends are alarming for High School Students, as well as middle school students. Here, i show you to visuals on your rank, that is 20 of high schools were vaping, in the 2019, only 28 of by schools are vaping, meaning there is 100 and 35 increase in vaping among highschoolers. On your right, there is another visual that is more disturbing. In 2017, 3. 3 of middle schoolers were vaping, and today it is almost 11 . That is a 218
The somebody on oversight and investigations hearing will now come to order. Today the committee is holding a hearing entitled sounding the alarm, the Public Health threats of ecigarettes. The purpose is to examine the Public Health impacts related to ecigarette manufacturing, sales and use. The chair recognizes herself for purposes of an opening statement. Our country is facing a serious Public Health epidemic, one that is causing severe harm. This hearing will examine the cause of that epidemic, the uncontrolled and rising use of ecigarettes. As lifethreatening illnesses sweep the country and the use of products by yunoung people soar we must protect the American People from these products. First the data is now clear, over the past several years, weve seen an unacceptably high proportion of young people facing nicotine addiction. This year alone, more than 27 of High Schoolers report theyre using ecigarettes or vaping as its also known. From 2011 to 2015, there was a 900 increase, a
Member collins will hear from democrats and Republican Council on the findings of the inquiry. Our coverage starts live at cspan or cspan. Org or you can also find it on the free radio app. The director of the sen for for Tobacco Products testified about eliminating ecigarette use. This Committee Hearing focused on the status of the proposal to ban ecigarette flavors that was suggested by President Trump in september, but it has not yet been implemented. This subcommittee will come to order. Again, the chair is allowed to stop the Hearing Committee at any time, and this hearing is about youth ecigarette use, and fda and food and Drug Administration compliance policy. I now recognize myself for five minutes for a opening statement. The administration released deeply disturbing results from the National Youth poe back coe survey otherwise known as the nyts. And the data confirmed our fears that the youth vaping epidemic continues to grow the alltime highs. 5. 3 Million High School studen