,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjai,mr4 ,manchin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services to amend   
the mission statement of the ,food and  
,drug ,administration4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,changing the ,culture of the ,,fda     
,act4  #b4 ,mission ,statement of the   
,food and ,drug ,administration ,the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 acting through the           
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 shall
 amend the mission statement of the     
,food and ,drug ,administration to      
include the following statement3 ,the   
,,fda is also responsible for protecting
 the public health by strongly          
considering the danger of addiction and 
overdose death associated with          

prescription opioid medications when    
approving these medications and when    
regulating the manufacturing1 marketing1
 and distribution of opioid             
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