New bill aims to loosen FDA's drug testing rules




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration and in particular its ability to collect crucial fees is at stake in a new legislative proposal. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) wants to give drug companies more leeway to let people try drugs experimentally. For more on this and other congressional doings, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings.