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Weld said he strongly supported the reforms to the FDA proposed by Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-Kan.), which include a faster drug approval process and greater organizational accountability...
Weld also emphasized his skills as a coalition-builder, citing examples of bipartisan cooperation with the likes of former senator Paul E. Tsongas and Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.), who opposes Kassebaum's FDA reform proposal...
Kerry said that he also supports FDA reform, and offered somewhat hesitant support to Kassebaum's proposals...
...majority whip. Carney notes that Lott's election to the position of majority leader will not significantly affect Senate legislation until after the elections. "Until November he will stick with the Dole agenda, moving appropriations bills through the Senate," says Carney. "The only change is that the Kennedy-Kassebaum health bill is less likely to pass after Dole's departure." Lott supports a controversial measure that would add Medical Savings Accounts to the health legislation. Democrats strongly disagree with the savings provision, saying it would raise premiums for the sick and poor. "Dole cut a deal the last...
...majority whip. Carney notes that Lott's election to the position of majority leader will not significantly affect Senate legislation until after the elections. "Until November he will stick with the Dole agenda, moving appropriations bills through the Senate," says Carney. "The only change is that the Kennedy-Kassebaum health bill is less likely to pass after Dole's departure." Lott supports a controversial measure that would add Medical Savings Accounts to the health legislation. Democrats strongly disagree with the savings provision, saying it would raise premiums for the sick and poor. "Dole cut a deal the last...