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This was forced upon the FDA by Republican legislation that was signed into law by none other than President Donald J. Trump. So, why o' why is Biden trying to take credit for it, eh?
http://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2022/08/16/greg-price-busts-joe-biden-for-trying-to-claim-credit-for-fda-making-hearing-aids-available-over-the-counter/
President Biden (@POTUS - United States government official) ~ For millions, hearing aids and the doctor’s visit to get them are too expensive. That's why I called on the FDA to make them available over the counter.
Today, they did just that. This action will increase competition and lower the price of a pair by nearly $3,000.
Why? Because Brandon is a lying sack of excrement - that's why.
You could be forgiven for thinking that Joe Biden deserves props for the FDA’s move. Joe Biden certainly thinks that Joe Biden deserves props for the FDA’s move.
Well, guess what: he doesn’t. Because he literally had absolutely nothing to do with this. Worth noting:
Tuesday’s announcement follows prodding from medical committees and Congress, which in 2017 instructed the agency to lay out a plan for over-the-counter hearing devices.
2017, you say? Where was Joe Biden in 2017? On a medical committee? No. In Congress? No. In the White House? No.
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ Joe Biden here is taking credit for a regulation on over-the-counter hearing aids that was passed by a Republican Congress as part of the FDA Reauthorization Act in 2017 and signed into law by President Donald J. Trump. Curious how he doesn't mention that.
It is curious! If by “curious,” you mean “totally predictable and on-brand.”
Here’s the actual text of H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017, that concerns hearing aids:
(Sec. 709) The FDA must categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids must: (1) provide reasonable assurances of safety and efficacy; (2) establish output limits and labeling requirements; and (3) describe requirements for the sale of hearing aids in-person, by mail, or online, without a prescription. The FDA must determine whether premarket notification is required for over-the-counter hearing aids to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness.
State and local governments may not establish or continue in effect requirements specifically applicable to hearing products that are not identical to FDA requirements and that restrict or interfere with the servicing or sale of over-the-counter hearing aids.
The FDA must update and finalize its draft guidance on hearing products. The guidance must clarify which products are medical devices.
We’re dying to hear President Biden explain why he deserves credit for that. Or, at the very least, we’d like him to tell us why congressional Republicans and the Trump administration shouldn’t get to share some credit with him.
HausVonSchlegel (@HausVonSchlegel) ~ You are correct, however the FDA did not implement the program until now. Trump signed it, Biden implemented it. Teamwork makes the dream work. This is Govt working as it should.
http://thehill.com/policy/3603730-fda-finalizes-rule-to-make-hearing-aids-available-over-the-counter/
OK, but that still doesn’t explain how Joe Biden can take ownership of this.
Common Man's Collapse (@CM_Collapse) ~ What exactly did Biden do here other than take credit?
Not much.
Lori (@LoriMcSmith1) ~ Biden takes credit for the positive things that happen (even if he had nothing to do with it), but is quick to blame others for anything negative.
Look at all the “Putin price hike” nonsense, followed by the “0% inflation” nonsense. Joe Biden has a history of trying to shift all the blame for everything bad and take all the credit for everything good.
At least he’s consistent.
Buzz Steiner (@buzzsteiner1) ~ Joe Biden taking credit for somebody else's work?
A plagiarizer doesn't change his spots, I guess.
Oh, clo dearie ... you know your lil' tag line - "Do something positive."? Well, if you have any shred of decency and intellectual honesty, then YOU should do something positive about your celebration of hearing aids being sold over the counter without a prescription and give a great big THANK YOU to the Republicans in Congress and to Donald Trump.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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