A Senate Flip Could Help 21st Century Cures Initiatives, Hinder Food Safety

Should the Senate turn Republican following Tuesday's elections there could be key ramifications for FDA stakeholders: Washington insiders predict a GOP-controlled Senate would make it harder for FDA to get additional resources to implement the food safety law but say such an election outcome would ease House Republican' efforts to move their 21st Century Cures initiative to the president's desk. Stakeholders are also watching closely the appropriations front, as who ends up at the helm of the Senate agriculture appropriations...

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