Representatives Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez have called on the U.S. Health and Human Services Department to prevent layoffs at the San Juan Medical Products Laboratory in Puerto Rico. They criticized the FDA's decision to issue a reduction-in-force notice affecting 20 employees and warned that the lab's closure could sabotage national health defenses, impacting critical programs such as drug safety research and health fraud detection. The facility is essential for monitoring pharmaceuticals and contributing to public health preparedness.
Reps. Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez urged HHS to halt layoffs at FDA's San Juan lab, emphasizing its vital role in public health protection and job preservation.
Shutting down the San Juan Medical Products Laboratory would undermine our ability to ensure safety in pharmaceuticals and weaken essential public health safeguards.
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