February
16, 2022
from
ProjectVeritas Website
'Almost a
Billion Dollars a Year
Going into FDA's
Budget
from the People
we Regulate'...
FDA Executive Officer Chris Cole:
"The drug companies,
the food companies, the vaccine companies. So, they pay us
hundreds of millions of dollars a year to hire and keep the
reviewers to approve their products."
Cole on FDA fees:
"Congress approved
user fees for [the] FDA.
Basically, we charge the industry
millions of dollars in order to hire more drug reviewers and
vaccine reviewers which will speed up the approval process.
So,
they [pharmaceutical companies] make more money."
Cole:
"They [FDA] tone down
the impact of the user fees on their operations because they
know they're dependent on the drug companies, and the vaccine
companies, and these other companies for their agency to
operate."
Cole on blowing the
whistle:
"There's not an
incentive to speak out in government, surprisingly. You would
think there would be, but there's not. It's better just to just
not say anything and just ignore it."
Cole on retaliation in
government:
"You'll be marked
from getting other jobs because another office is not going to
want to hire you if you've spoken out about something, right or
wrong.
They don't look at
what you've spoken out about.
They're just not
willing to government's about rocking the boat and they don't
want to - which is the problem I have with - one of the problems I
have with government is, like, they don't like people rocking
the boat, for right or wrong, at all costs.
They want to hire a
safe person that can do the job, but doesn't necessarily- is a
great hire."
FDA OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"The person
purportedly in the video does not work on vaccine matters and
does not represent the views of the FDA nor does he speak on
behalf of the agency.
User fees provide instrumental funding for
the FDA's independent review of medical products that make a
difference in the lives of all Americans, without compromising
the agency's commitment to scientific integrity, public health
and regulatory standards, patient safety, and transparency."
In
the below footage,
Cole talks about the impact that pharmaceutical companies have on
the agency including the process for approving drugs.
"A long time ago,
Congress approved user fees for [the] FDA.
Basically, we charge
the industry millions of dollars in order to hire more drug
reviewers and vaccine reviewers, which will speed up the
approval process, so they make more money," Cole says in the
hidden camera footage.
He then reveals that the
FDA tones down the impact that these user fees have on the agency's
operations because,
"they're dependent on
the drug companies, and the vaccine companies and these other
companies for their agency to operate."
The incendiary footage,
which features Cole talking about how the additional money the FDA
brings in "gets banked" to be spent on,
"whatever you can,
whether it's right or wrong,'' also features Cole discussing
reasons why it's difficult for anyone in government to speak out
about practices he sees as "probably excessive."
"I don't think there's enough people saying they're, like,
'Look, that's
fine, but that's not right. So, we're not going to charge
that.'
You don't want to be
that person.
You're not going to have a long shelf life in the
agency if you're always that person," Cole said.
"There's not an incentive to speak out in government,
surprisingly. You would think there would be, but there's not.
It's better just to just not say anything and just ignore it.
The whistleblower,
well, it's high-profile whistleblower statutes and everything,
that's kind of ridiculous," Cole said before adding "it's better
to just stay quiet and accept."
Cole's LinkedIn page
lists him as an Executive Officer within the agency's
Countermeasures Initiatives, which plays a critical role in ensuring
that drugs, vaccines, and other measures to counter infectious
diseases and viruses are safe.
He made these revelations
on a hidden camera to an undercover
Project Veritas reporter.
A spokesperson for
FDA issued a statement yesterday saying,
"The person
purportedly in the video does not work on vaccine matters and
does not represent the views of the FDA."
This statement appears to
contradict a phone call released Wednesday afternoon by Project
Veritas wherein Cole reiterated, during the conversation with
Project Veritas Founder and CEO, James O'Keefe, that he is,
"a manager in the
office that helps oversee the approval of the COVID vaccines for
emergency approval."
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