Senate Panel Matches Commissioner’s “Professional Judgment” Budget
Executive Summary
A supplemental appropriations/war funding measure containing $275 million for FDA cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee May 15
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More Money for FDA: Congress And White House Tussle Over Timing
Responding to congressional criticism that FDA is underfunded, the Bush administration amended its fiscal year 2009 budget request on June 9 to provide an extra $275 million to the agency
More Money for FDA: Congress And White House Tussle Over Timing
Responding to congressional criticism that FDA is underfunded, the Bush administration amended its fiscal year 2009 budget request on June 9 to provide an extra $275 million to the agency
FDA remains in the running for more money
An additional $275 million in appropriations for FDA are left intact as the Senate approves a fiscal 2008 war supplemental appropriations bill May 22. Funds for FDA include $100 million for drug, biologics and device safety and $40 million to enhance FDA science programs. The bill now returns to the House for a vote in the face of a threatened presidential veto (1"The Pink Sheet," May 19, 2008, p. 16). The Senate passed the measure on a 75-22 vote, a veto-proof majority