STAT+: Democrats concede to clean user fee agreement to fund FDA

WASHINGTON — Democrats have conceded to Republican demands and agreed to fund the Food and Drug Administration for five years without any extra policy reforms attached, according to three congressional aides, a move that will punt any additional fights over FDA policy to December.

Democrats have been forced to entirely concede their ambitions to reform FDA programs to the preferences of Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who wanted a so-called “clean” reauthorization, at least for now. Lawmakers are planning to pass the user fee legislation with a short-term government funding bill by Friday.

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