Inside STAT: Meet Stacy Cline Amin, the new top lawyer at the FDA

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Stacy Cline Amin has spent years helping lawmakers to scrutinize the FDA. On Monday, she’ll switch sides to become its top lawyer, helping the agency respond to congressional inquiries and providing guidance to lawmakers working on FDA-related legislation. Former colleagues say Amin, currently a special assistant to President Trump in the White House, is level-headed, fair, and meticulous. While working for the Senate HELP Committee, one of Amin's highest-profile projects was an investigation of a drug preparation facility whose products became contaminated by fungus, killing dozens and sickening hundreds more. STAT's Ike Swetlitz has more here.