by Jordana Choucair | Feb 16, 2022 | D.C. News
The Biden administration asked Congress for another $30 billion in pandemic response funding. The request reportedly includes $17.9 billion for antiviral treatments and other medical supplies, $4.9 billion for testing, and $2.7 billion to fight future variants. The...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate voted 49-45 Monday night to advance Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the FDA. Five Republicans – Richard Burr, Lisa Murkowski, Roy Blunt, Susan Collins, and Mitt Romney – voted in Califf’s favor. Five Democrats opposed his nomination out of concerns about...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 14, 2022 | D.C. News
More than 70 Republican lawmakers asked the Biden administration to end the federal public health emergency for COVID-19. In a letter to the administration, they state that “our country is now in a much different situation than we were when the PHE was...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 11, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate is expected to officially vote on Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the FDA as early as Tuesday. The planned vote follows a concerted push by the White House in recent weeks to shore up support for Califf, amid growing concerns over the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 11, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden called on the Senate to pass his Build Back Better legislation, which includes provision to reduce prescription drug prices. Biden stated that the package would “bring down the cost for average families” and “will not increase the debt,” which one of...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | D.C. News
House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders announced they have a deal on a “framework” for fiscal year 2022 appropriations. While the Democrats did not mention specific funding levels, Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick J. Leahy said the deal...
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