Updated Story FDA stakeholders are applauding the $269 million increase in FDA funding included in a government spending package passed by Congress Thursday (Feb. 14) to avert another shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) indicated President Donald Trump will sign the legislation, which the Alliance for a Stronger FDA said will be one of the largest increases for the agency in years. “The $269 million increase is just under a 9 percent increase,” said Steven Grossman,...