Kelly Ayotte gets burned for touting new 'quality sunscreen' law; Update: Ayotte responds

Not to mention that sunscreen disproportionately benefits white people so clearly this is racist policy.

Glad POTUS has signed Sunscreen Innovation Act, which I cosponsored. Law will help ensure Americans have access 2 best quality sunscreen.

— Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) December 1, 2014

We thought Republicans believed that sort of thing is what the free market is for.

Dear @KellyAyotte: Is the concept of “limited government” totally lost on you?

— Eric H. (@ericinva) December 1, 2014

@KellyAyotte At least we got that going for us…..good grief

— Daddy Zach (@NatteringNinny) December 1, 2014

https://twitter.com/NJNuke/status/539558379921113090

Government is TOO BIG. MT @KellyAyotte POTUS signed Sunscreen Innovation Act; I cosponsored. Americans have access 2 best quality sunscreen.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 1, 2014

@exjon It's like politicians live on another planet. One much closer to the sun. @KellyAyotte

— BAH! Humbuggery… (@thehiredmind) December 1, 2014

@KellyAyotte Are you serious? This is a thing? Now you know why you are called a RINO.

— Oscar (@RandomFLDude) December 1, 2014

https://twitter.com/TANSTAAFL23/status/539559488408535040

https://twitter.com/sdbeachlvr/status/539559444523130880

https://twitter.com/AmyOtto8/status/539560574015639552

@AmyOtto8 Can we just get rid of laws then? Can we cut the CFR to a quarter of it's current size?

— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 1, 2014

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.@dwaghalter @AmyOtto8 Here's a summary of the bill: https://t.co/JEqpucuI8g … let's hope it simplifies something.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 1, 2014

https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/539569641417613314

https://twitter.com/exjon/status/539559746093981696

@exjon Clearly you’re not up to speed on the “undue sunburn” clause in the Constitution.

— Eric H. (@ericinva) December 1, 2014

Heh.

Update: 8:38 PM December 1

Senator Ayotte responded to critics clarifying that the intent of the new law is to break “logjams” in the FDA approval process. Given the reaction, her initial tweet about the bill signing clearly didn’t get that message across.

@cobrownell @TheH2 @exjon @DrewMTips point of bill is to break logjam in FDA approval process where some products have been stuck for 12 yrs

— Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) December 2, 2014

Even so, many remain skeptical about the Senator’s priorities.

@KellyAyotte How about…removing the government from the process entirely? @cobrownell @TheH2 @exjon

— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) December 2, 2014

@KellyAyotte you should be questioning why FDA has approval authority to begin with

— CommodoreBTC (@CommodoreBTC) December 2, 2014

https://twitter.com/Cl3v3r_G1rl/status/539592043232624640

Fighting skin cancer starts w sunscreen- DC red tape shouldnt prevent safe& effective products from reaching mktplace http://t.co/NxpABO2N3P

— Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) December 2, 2014

https://twitter.com/rford/status/539581730517446656

@KellyAyotte DC red tape should not hold up pedi cancer research either!

— meg jenkins (@megatzjenkins) December 2, 2014

.@KellyAyotte Sorry, I have no lack of sunscreen. Where's action on national debt, illegal amnesty, rolling back ridiculous EPA regs?

— Hootyman (@TheHootyman) December 2, 2014

https://twitter.com/bad_garbage/status/539584257346502656