FDA’s budget in limbo
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The 109th Congress failed to pass an FY 2007 appropriations for FDA, instead settling on a continuing resolution that expires Feb. 15. The incoming appropriations chairmen - Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wisc.) - plan to scrap the current, Republican appropriations bills (S 3708, HR 5647) in favor of a year-long continuing resolution. The move would effectively freeze the agency's spending at FY 2006 levels until FY 2008 begins. FDA responded by stating that "a full-year continuing resolution presents difficult challenges." The agency added that through Feb. 15, it "will be working with the administration to analyze the impacts of a continuing resolution"...