Appropriation Veto Threat Centers On Opioid Language In FDA Budget

The White House likely is concerned about the potential precedent from a provision in the House bill that would link FDA funding to release of guidance. OMB says it opposes provisions that “unduly interfere” with the FDA rulemaking process.

The Obama administration took the rare step of including an objection to an FDA-related provision in its threat to veto a House fiscal 2015 appropriations bill.

The White House Office of Management and Budget, in a June 10 Statement of Administration Policy, included the House provision withholding $20 million from FDA until the agency...

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