A government watchdog has uncovered that former President Joe Biden’s Food and Drug Administration spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on an overseas conference. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts | istock)
Another topic discussed was "the challenges of conducting research on tobacco use in the high-stigma environment of pregnancy in a post-Dobbs era."
Le Fauve justified the trip, in part, by claiming "the knowledge gained at the meeting is critical to attendees’ ability to understand emerging scientific issues that may impact their work and their ability to effectively move forward agency initiatives."
"The formal SRNT conference included many sessions where health equity was an identified focus and I attended several which were highly relevant, well done, and informative including the Presidential Symposium that included three presenters supporting the premise that in order to have a global impact on the tobacco smoking pandemic, nicotine and tobacco research must broaden its vision beyond wealthy countries to include research and researchers in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the vast majority of the world’s people who smoke live," Le Fauve added.
President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
"Sadly, this dream became reality for 12 people on the taxpayer’s back. How can a group of government officials spend $60,000 on an LGBTQ+ workshop? How is it possible that this trip helped the agency stop illegal Chinese-made products or process applications for new products that could provide for harm reduction? This kind of waste should never happen again."
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