User Fee Bill Clears Senate Committee With Importation, Orphan Drug Amendments
Executive Summary
Highlighting the much-less-bipartisan atmosphere than the House, ranking member Burr votes against the package; US FDA’s advice to generic applicants could be contentious issue in reconciling the legislation between the two chambers.
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