Senate committee votes 18-5 in support of Hahn, but questions his commitment to aggressive e-cigarette policy

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A Senate committee Dec. 3 cleared the path for Stephen M. Hahn to become the next FDA commissioner, though some Democratic and Republican senators voiced concerns that he wouldn’t take aggressive action to ban flavored e-cigarettes in this role.

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Alexandria Carolan
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