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FDA faces fight with drug companies over use of funds from user fees
January 25, 2002 The Food and Drug Administration faces a fight this year with drug companies over how the agency uses the money it collects from user fees levied on pharmaceutical firms. Alan Holmer, president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) said at a briefing Friday that negotiations over renewal ...
Aviation security agency faces budget, staffing challenges
January 24, 2002 Transportation Department Inspector General Kenneth Mead told a House panel Wednesday that the new Transportation Security Administration faces "tremendous budgetary challenges" in implementing baggage-screening technology and must hire 40,000 employees to provide air security. At a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Mead estimated TSA would need $2 ...
Labor Department set to release new ergonomics proposal
January 17, 2002 After several months of delays, the Labor Department is expected to announce its long-awaited position on ergonomics any day now, but labor organizations are not waiting around for the signal. The AFL-CIO is already gearing up for battle over what is expected to be a call for "voluntary activity"--not a ...
Senate OKs new inspectors, technology for seaport security
December 21, 2001 Wrapping up a session with an unexpected amount of focus on transportation legislation, the Senate passed by unanimous consent a seaport security bill Thursday. The seaport bill, which Senate Commerce Chairman Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., and the administration had worked out over the past several weeks, would authorize $1.2 billion for ...
Coast Guard seeks budget boost for port security
December 6, 2001 Securing the nation's ports has been a major focus of the Coast Guard since Sept. 11, and will continue to be for years to come, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James Loy told Congress Thursday. The service plans to devote a quarter of its resources to homeland security over the next ...
House set to approve Medicare contracting overhaul
December 4, 2001 The House is poised to take up and pass a bill today representing months of bipartisan negotiations between the administration and the often-sparring committees of jurisdiction that would dramatically reform the way the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services interacts with providers, contractors and beneficiaries. "This is a fundamental first ...
Senators angered by Mineta statement on baggage inspections
November 29, 2001 Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., said Wednesday he was disappointed in Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta's disclosure Tuesday that the department would be unable to meet the 60-day deadline to screen all checked bags in the freshly signed aviation security law. However, Hollings said he has no immediate plans ...
Senate likely to add human cloning debate to agenda
November 26, 2001 Senate Republican sources say the Senate is now likely to take up the issue of human cloning this year in order to keep pace with new scientific breakthroughs, potentially adding yet another high- profile contentious issue to the legislative agenda. The issue could gain new momentum following Sunday's announcement by ...
Congress passes bill federalizing airport security
November 16, 2001 The House and Senate approved the conference report on aviation security today, clearing the way for a presidential signature, possibly before the Thanksgiving recess. "This is not only a security measure, but an airline stimulus bill," said Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., who, along with Minority Leader Trent ...
Both sides claim victory in airport security agreement
November 16, 2001 Both Republicans and Democrats claimed victory Thursday, as the House and Senate struck a historic deal on a major overhaul of the aviation security workforce--choosing to make most security personnel federal workers, but allowing airports to opt out of the federal system after three years if they meet certain standards ...
