Senate 'Cures' Companion Advances; Funding Unclear
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Executive Summary
A set of 19 bills aimed at improving the efficiency and pace at which the FDA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) do their work is now on its way the full Senate for consideration after the chamber's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee agreed during an April 6 markup session on the remaining pieces of legislation.
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