Administration doubles down on user fee request . . .

Trump's Budget Cuts FDA Discretionary Budget Authority By $854 Million

May 22, 2017 at 9:05 PM
President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 budget proposes cutting FDA's discretionary budget authority by $854 million -- a shortfall that Trump says would be made up if lawmakers agree to his request to double user fees, despite the fact lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have to date rejected that proposal. Should lawmakers change course and give in to the president's demand, most FDA programs would see a funding bump under the budget request, except for FDA's food safety and...


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