title: U.S. Senate panel votes in favor of Gottlieb to run FDA
text: (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Dr. Scott Gottlieb to lead the Food and Drug Administration. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 14-9 in favor of Gottlieb, a physician, conservative health policy expert and a deputy FDA commissioner during the George W. Bush administration. The vote means Gottlieb’s nomination will now be voted on by the full Senate, where he is expected to be confirmed. 