Conversation so far:
What happened to Cliff Stearns in 2012?
On August 14, 2012, Cliff Stearns lost to veterinarian Ted Yoho in a four-way Republican primary by about 1 percent of the vote.
What were the people sickened by in a 2012 outbreak, according to Cliff Stearns and the CDC?
People were sickened due to a meningitis outbreak.
What was the cause, according to Cliff Stearns, of the meningitis outbreak of 2012?
An investigation determined that the New England Compounding Center was the source of the contaminated product.
How did Cliff Stearns and the CDC control the 2012 menangitis outbreak?
As Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Cliff Stearns held a hearing on this outbreak.

Question: What were some of the violations?
Self-contained rewrite: What were some of the violations by the New England Compounding Center during the 2012 meningitis outbreak?