Upton Calls On Obama To Support Upcoming 21st Century Cures Bill

House Energy and Commerce Committee chair Fred Upton (R-MI) called on President Barack Obama ahead of Tuesday's (Jan. 20) State Of The Union address to come out in support of the panel's bipartisan 21st Century Cures Initiative. Upton and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) plan to release a discussion draft of the legislation in the coming days and outlined a broad framework for the measure in a CNN op-ed last week. Up to now administration officials have expressed support for...