Lawmakers will likely focus on FDA staffing woes and speedy drug approvals as they kick off the first of a series of hearings on must-pass legislation to renew the fees that help fund the agency.
Growing Republican criticism risks complicating passage of a once-bipartisan bill intended to make the U.S economy more competitive, saying it goes too easy on China even as it aims to aid the domestic semiconductor industry.
Biden administration officials are attempting to stem growing Republican opposition to high-priority legislation aimed at bolstering U.S. competitiveness with China and aiding domestic semiconductor production.
A key Senate Democrat says his party’s signature domestic spending legislation can be revived around two key areas: reducing prescription drug costs and boosting clean energy tax credits.
The U.S. is putting as many as 8,500 troops on heightened alert for deployment to bolster NATO forces in Eastern Europe if needed as Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s borders, offering a show of military force alongside diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis.