Three doctors and a man diagnosed with mesothelioma testified on Tuesday in the second Congressional hearing over the safety of cosmetic talcum powder products, but it was the person who did not show up who got the most attention.

Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, opened the hearing by stating he was “disappointed” that Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky refused to appear.

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