Dr. Marty Makary, nominee to be commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appears before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for his confirmation hearing on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Senators from a key health panel on Thursday bombarded Dr. Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration, with an onslaught of questions ranging from the safety of abortion pills to seed oils.

Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump's pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from the Senate HELP Committee on the abortion pill, vaccines, FDA firings and chemicals in food.