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Well, Congress can say. For example, Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman inserted language into the House version that limited energy grants to states that give their utilities incentives to promote energy efficiency. And Congress could make sure the money is spent productively by attaching a few general strings to the stimulus dollars. For instance, there should be "fix it first" provisions to prioritize repairs to highways, levees and other infrastructure over new construction, which would create more jobs while reducing future federal obligations. We do need to rescue states to prevent them from raising taxes and firing workers, but just...
...true power player in the full House Energy and Commerce Committee, chairman Henry Waxman of California, differs from Stupak one key point. Yes, he also supports a two-year DTC moratorium for new drugs. "Americans must face an inconvenient truth about drug safety," he says. "The truth is that we inevitably allow drugs on the market whose risks are not fully known." Waxman, however, insists that the FDA should have the discretion to make exceptions to the moratorium. This policy follows a recommendation that the Institute of Medicine offered in a 2006 report, "The Future of Drug Safety." "It doesn...
...Waxman takes a harder stance. "I think the First Amendment is not an absolute guarantee to say whatever [we want] under any circumstances," he says. "We often prevent free speech when it can do harm - such as yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater ... I think there's a balancing. A very limited restriction on the First Amendment right to advertise drugs, if there is such a right, is reasonable for the public safety...
While those tied to the drug industry may disagree, they can take solace in more positive news: Waxman won't police DTC anytime soon. "We've got the stimulus bill with a number of important provisions, and I'd like to get onto the big issue, which is universal health care in this country," says Waxman. "And while we've got to be paying a lot of attention to the FDA in a number of respects, I think the food-safety issue is a lot more important than this one at the moment. So it's just not the highest...
...inch, they'll take a mile - there's concern about that," Bolling says. "There's no question the Congressmen will take it as far as they can. This is a platform for them. This is, 'I am here to save the American public from these big, bad pharmaceutical companies.' " (Waxman says he does not support a full...