McConnell Tries Blocking FDA User Fee Policy Riders Agreed To By Burr, Murray

By John Wilkerson / September 22, 2022 at 3:51 PM
Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) announced they have a deal for a “practically clean” reauthorization of FDA user fee programs that would be attached to a temporary government funding bill, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wants to eliminate even the few policy riders the two negotiated, according to a McConnell spokesperson. The issue should be resolved soon, a drug lobbyist said. It’s not clear which policy riders are part of the deal between Murray, who...


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