The Differences Between the Obama and Bush White House: A Look Ahead
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Former HHS general counsel Dan Meron, now a partner at Latham & Watkins, was asked to make predictions on how the Obama Administration would differ from the Bush Administration in a recent speech to the annual meeting of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Section of the New York Bar Association. His remarks were edited for continuity.
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