Senate Republicans Play Wait and See With Biden’s New FDA Pick

President Joe Biden will need the support of Senate Republicans to confirm his pick to lead the FDA but, so far, the White House has done little to convince them, senators say.

Republicans on the Senate health panel that will first consider Robert Califf, Biden’s choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration, said this week they’ve gotten no official information on his nomination.

That lack of material means they’re hesitant to endorse the pick, even though many of them supported him for the same position five years ago. Califf served as FDA commissioner from 2016-17 in the Obama administration. ...