FDA Chief Bypasses Bush Administration To Beg Congress for More Money

    The New York Times reports that FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach has bypassed the Bush Administration to appeal directly for more money for the troubled agency, which is charged with protecting Americans' food, drugs and a myriad of everyday items.  Although the Commissioner acknowledged earlier in the year that the FDA was not able to meet its responsibilities and an FDA Science Panel reported last year on the agency's failings, the budget requested by the Bush Administration was insufficient to cover even payroll increases.  Protecting the American public was not considered a priority for the Bush Administration, which meanwhile has issued a series of regulatory rules to insulate corporate wrongdoing from accountability, responsibility and liability through the legal doctrine of preemption. 

Robert L. Abell
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