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That's my point. The Act specified three years for the implementation, which HHS/FDA ignored. As I wrote, "There would be no shame in Biden praising an action m
by IncRnd 4y ago
That's my point. The Act specified three years for the implementation, which HHS/FDA ignored. As I wrote, "There would be no shame in Biden praising an action made by Trump or in Trump praising an action made by Obama."
- powerhour 4y agoI'm not sure signing a bill that did not actually take effect (due to the people put in charge by the signer) should count as an action. I mean, sure, he moved his hand. We'll have to wait and see if Biden's FDA will take substantive action.
- wrycoder 4y agoThe president has little actual control of the FDA. It's a bureaucracy and answers to neither party. "We be here when you gone."
- elicash 4y agoWhere's the shame in taking credit for an action that he took himself? Yes, both Trump and Obama did things on this front. But Biden is the one who got it done.
- IncRnd 4y agoThere is no shame. However, this was literally the job of HHS/FDA as directed by law that Warren sponsored and Trump signed. Someone shouldn't be so loud and specious in taking credit when doing their job as ordered by law. As the article says, "The move comes more than four years after Congress ordered the FDA to craft regulations for over-the-counter devices."
- elicash 4y agoHE specifically cited his own Executive Order, which is why this actually got done. He only took credit for his own actions! If he had cited what Obama did and took credit for that, or what Warren did and took credit for that, you'd have a point.
- IncRnd 4y agoEven the FDA in their statement cited the history of the rule, "In 2017, Congress passed bipartisan legislation requiring the FDA to create a category of OTC hearing aids, but it was not fully implemented until now. Consumers could see OTC hearing aids available in traditional retail and drug stores as soon as mid-October when the rule takes effect."
- elicash 4y agoYes, you are making my point. Biden only took credit for things he did. He didn't take credit for the legislation. Nor did he take credit for what Obama did on this issue. The only thing Biden cited having doing is the EO. You left that part out of your quote, but that's the only thing he cited having done on this. Thankfully, he got this done finally!
- IncRnd 4y agoExactly, and in doing so he attempted to take credit for the years-long work of others, primarily Warren and Trump. That has been my point all along. Thanks for helping me illustrate my point!
- elicash 4y agoUnrelated, but ironic you keep leaving out the Obama administration's work on this issue.