"RADICAL" FDA REFORM MEASURE WILL NOT PASS CONGRESS THIS YEAR, KENNEDY STAFFER WARNS; SENATE FAVORS BIPARTISAN APPROACH, IMPROVING CURRENT SYSTEM

FDA reform efforts should focus on improving management within the agency and reducing regulatory burdens on manufacturers to speed product approvals, David Nexon, minority staff director for health for the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, said at a Feb. 7 conference in Washington, D.C. hosted by the Progress & Freedom Foundation.