Biden’s COVID-19 Response: Is Oversight Needed in the Administrative State?

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust is set to hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing, titled “Follow the Science?: Oversight of the Biden Covid-19 Administrative State Response,” will focus on the Subcommittee’s findings regarding the Biden Administration’s actions in pressuring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and boosters by lowering agency standards.

The approval of the vaccine allowed the Biden administration to mandate its use, despite concerns about potential injuries among young, healthy Americans. Congress will examine the need for reforms in the administrative state to ensure accountability within agencies, especially in the process of vaccine approval.

Dr. Philip Krause, a former Deputy Director of the FDA Office of Vaccines Research & Review and Aaron Siri, a vaccine litigation expert are among other witnesses scheduled to testify at this hearing. They will provide their expertise and experiences related to oversight of Biden administration’s response to COVID-19 pandemic while Dr Jordan Vaughn of Birmingham, Founder and President of Microvascular Research Foundation and Dr Andrew Tobias Pavia of University Utah School of Medicine will also share their insights during this session.