#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

7013.773 - 7040.245 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

So almost 50% of FDA's budget comes from pharmaceutical companies. The people who work at FDA, their money is coming, their salaries are coming from pharma, half their salaries. They know who their bosses are, and that means getting those drugs done, getting them out the door and approved as quickly as possible. It's called fast-track approval, and they pay 50% of FDA's budget.