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Democrats in Congress argue that the latest dustups show that the FDA needs more regulatory power and a bigger budget to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry. But the most aggressive attacks have come from a Republican, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, 71, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Normally the FDA would be the province of the Senate Health Committee, which usually has to approve any changes at the agency. But Grassley, whose state has many elderly constituents, has focused on the FDA for a year--ever since he learned that the agency held close to its chest worrisome data...
Hours before the study was released, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced legislation that would mean fewer families could receive bankruptcy protection...
...Which is why Democrats-especially those who understand that the industrial-age social safety net can be improved for the information age-should not dismiss this simply because it involves Bushian private accounts. Graham is not without powerful Republican allies; he is close to Charles Grassley, the Senate Finance Committee chair whose support is crucial to any reform. In fact, if the President is serious about personal investment accounts, he should take a close look at Graham's plan...
Which is why Democrats--especially those who understand that the industrial-age social safety net can be improved for the information age--should not dismiss this simply because it involves Bushian private accounts. Graham is not without powerful Republican allies; he is close to Charles Grassley, the Senate Finance Committee chair whose support is crucial to any reform. In fact, if the President is serious about personal investment accounts, he should take a close look at Graham's plan...
...fights are notoriously sticky, Bush won 62 votes in the Senate for his $1.35 trillion package in 2001 when he had a far lower approval rating and lingering Democratic animosity over the closely fought election. But the president's popularity has its limits, and his muscle does too. When Grassley said the chances weren't great for passage of the dividend tax elimination, the president personally leaned on him in a meeting at the White House. "He's back on the reservation," a senior administration aide said afterwards. Grassley did look pale after he emerged from the Bush treatment...