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# Gottlieb Vote on FDA Nomination Postponed to 4/27
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/gottlieb-vote-on-fda-nomination-postponed-to-4-27/
- Published: 2017-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:20:13.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5138544

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee has postponed a vote ([see earlier story](https://www.fdaweb.com/help-committee-pegs-vote-on-gottlieb-fda-nomination/)) until 4/27 on **Scott Gottlieb** to be the next FDA commissioner. The previous voted was scheduled for 4/26, but committee chairman **Lamar Alexander** (R-TN) postponed it due to a scheduling issue and a last minute request related to Gottlieb’s financial disclosure.

  
Earlier this month, the HELP Committee held a hearing where Gottlieb was grilled about his ties to industry ([see earlier story](https://www.fdaweb.com/gottlieb-criticized-on-industry-ties-at-nomination-hearing/)). Gottlieb told members that his work with industry and investing in medical technology projects have taught him “the need for an absolutely objective regulatory watchdog over this field. If confirmed, I’ll lead the FDA as an impartial and passionate advocate for public health.”