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OFFICIAL COMMITTEE VIDEO · 3:20:05Why this hearing
On the record: 5 witnesses: 3 from advocacy groups and think tanks, 1 federal official, and 1 from a business or trade group.
Witnesses include representatives of the Reason Foundation, The Partnership for Safe Medicines and Hemp Roundtable, along with a Mercatus Center scholar.
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The committee
48 members · 26 Republicans, 22 Democrats
- James ComerR-KY-1 · CHAIR
- Andy BiggsR-AZ-5
- Lauren BoebertR-CO-4
- Tim BurchettR-TN-2
- Eric BurlisonR-MO-7
- Michael CloudR-TX-27
- Elijah CraneR-AZ-2
- Byron DonaldsR-FL-19
- Pat FallonR-TX-4
- Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
- Brandon GillR-TX-26
- Paul A. GosarR-AZ-9
- Glenn GrothmanR-WI-6
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3
- Brian JackR-GA-3
- Jim JordanR-OH-4
- Nicholas A. LangworthyR-NY-23
- Anna Paulina LunaR-FL-13
- Nancy MaceR-SC-1
- Richard McCormickR-GA-7
- John J. McGuire IIIR-VA-5
- Gary J. PalmerR-AL-6
- Scott PerryR-PA-10
- Pete SessionsR-TX-17
- William R. Timmons IVR-SC-4
- Michael R. TurnerR-OH-10
- Robert GarciaD-CA-42 · RANKING
- Yassamin AnsariD-AZ-3
- Wesley BellD-MO-1
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- Greg CasarD-TX-35
- Jasmine CrockettD-TX-30
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8
- Christian D. MenefeeD-TX-18
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Dave MinD-CA-47
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7
- Emily RandallD-WA-6
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1
- Suhas SubramanyamD-VA-10
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- James R. WalkinshawD-VA-11
Witnesses
- Guy BentleyDirector of Consumer Freedom, Reason FoundationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Shabbir SafdarExecutive Director, The Partnership for Safe MedicinesTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- David KesslerFormer Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jonathan MillerGeneral Counsel, Hemp RoundtableTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Richard WilliamsSenior Affiliated Scholar, Mercatus CenterTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
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Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)APR 9, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 7:31 PM
- Video posted (done)APR 9, 2025 · 7:31 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (not yet)USUALLY ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER THE HEARING
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPENDING
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