Alexander To Move Quickly On User Fees Pacts Negotiated By FDA, Industry

Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said he hopes to move quickly to reauthorize the user fee agreements negotiated by FDA and industry so that the agency won't be forced to send layoff notices to employees at the end of July. “After reviewing the recommendations from industry and the FDA, I believe these are good agreements for patients,” Alexander said at a user fee hearing Tuesday (April 4), signaling he won't accept President Donald Trump's request in his “skinny”...