The record
On November 15, 2019, Chairman Krishnamoorthi invited J&J CEO Alex Gorsky to testify at the December 10, 2019 talc hearing; per the chair's opening statement, 'J&J has refused to comply with our request,' and the hearing proceeded with panel one's chair empty. The chair announced a same-day document request to J&J covering its cornstarch-vs-talc decisions, continued US marketing, and label warnings.
Claim scope
That the subcommittee invited J&J's CEO to testify about the talc baby powder concerns, that he did not appear, and that the chair announced a document request to the company — all as stated in the published hearing record.
What this source does not establish
The reasons for Gorsky's non-appearance are not established — the chair expressly says 'we can only speculate.' Do not characterize the absence as an admission, a refusal to cooperate with a subpoena (the invitation was voluntary), or consciousness of liability.
Limitations
Frame as the documented invitation-and-absence sequence. The document request announced at the hearing is a fact of the record; any response by J&J is not in this document.
Source
Gov Report — CHRG-116hhrg38735, 'Examining Carcinogens in Talc and the Best Methods for Asbestos Detection', Subcomm. on Economic and Consumer Policy, H. Comm. on Oversight and Reform, 116th Cong. (Dec. 10, 2019), Serial No. 116-76, pp. 1-2 (opening statement of Chairman Krishnamoorthi)