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      Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Rep. Frank Pallone

      House Dems Say FDA 'Inappropriately Collaborated' With Biogen on New Alzheimer's Drug

      "I am hopeful these findings are a wake-up call for FDA to reform its practices and a call to action to my congressional colleagues to continue oversight of the pharmaceutical industry to ensure they don't put profits over patients," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 29, 2022

      Nearly two years after a leading U.S. consumer advocacy group sounded the alarm on the matter, House Democrats released a report Thursday showing the Food and Drug Administration and pharma giant Biogen "inappropriately collaborated" prior to the controversial approval of a new $28,000-per-year Alzheimer's drug of questionable efficacy.

      Originally carrying a $56,000 annual price tag for uninsured patients—which Biogen's then-CEO called "fair"—aducanumab, sold under the brand name Aduhelm, was approved by the FDA in June 2021. The approval came despite concerns that the drug—a monoclonal antibody treatment for patients with mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer's—might not work, as well as safety trial data showing that a staggering 4 in 10 participants suffered potentially fatal brain bleeding and swelling after taking it.

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      An aerial view of the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Linden, New Jersey

      Campaigners to House Dems: Not Giving Big Oil Documents to the Senate Would Be an 'Epic Failure'

      "Obviously the incoming Republican House majority that will control the documents as of January 3 has no interest in continuing to investigate Big Oil."

      Jake Johnson
      Dec 28, 2022

      A House committee that has spent more than a year investigating the fossil fuel industry's climate disinformation efforts has reportedly decided not to hand the subpoenaed documents it compiled over to the Senate, a reversal that would likely spell the end of the probe as industry-friendly Republicans take over the chamber.

      Investigative journalist Amy Westervelt reported for The Intercept over the weekend that Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who helped lead the Big Oil probe, previously vowed to "release all the subpoenaed documents to the Senate to continue the investigation or at least finish reviewing them for pertinent information—a task the committee has not had the time or staff resources to complete."

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      Mourners at Club Q

      House Dems to Examine Rise in Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremism in 'First of Its Kind' Hearing

      "Republicans on my committee and across the country will be forced to face the real-life impact of their dangerous agenda," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

      Julia Conley
      Dec 12, 2022

      Survivors of last month's deadly shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will be among those testifying this week when federal lawmakers hold a hearing on how a surge in bigoted legislation pushed by Republicans has been linked to an uptick in violent attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

      "The rise in anti-LGBTQI+ extremism and the despicable policies that Republicans at every level of government are advancing... are harming the LGBTQI+ community."

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