Consumer Watchdog Group Urges New Congress to Prioritize Consumers

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November 9, 2022                                                                              

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) urges the new 118th Congress to right the wrongs of the federal bureaucracy that continue to harm consumer access to life saving technological changes.

Lindsey Stroud, Director of TPA’s Consumer Center, offered the following comment:

“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to fail the American public. The agency has more power over the average American than anyone should be comfortable with. This includes, blocking adult access to life-saving medical treatments, being unable to address baby food formula shortages, and ignoring the science and data on tobacco harm reduction.

“But the newest Congress isn’t the only set of lawmakers that can address the ills borne by the FDA. Across the country, newly established state legislatures are preparing for 2023 sessions. It is imperative that they understand how the FDA stunts progress and technological advances, inadvertently harming the health of Americans due to their prohibitive requirements to bring new products, drugs and substances to market.

“America is lagging behind the world and is facing a litany of problems caused by the FDA. This year, the baby food shortage was only felt by Americans. Other countries are actively promoting that adults use safer alternatives to cigarettes, yet, in the past two years, the FDA has only approved three e-cigarette products, as opposed to hundreds of combustible tobacco products.

“It’s time for policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels to address the wrongs of what could be the worst agency of the federal government and a new legislative session is the perfect time to do so.”

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Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to educating the public through the research, analysis and dissemination of information on the government’s effects on the economy.