Senate-Side Meetings, Hill Op-Eds, Update on Debt Ceiling Negotations

Advocacy at a Glance offers you the bullet point summary of current advocacy issues associated with the goals of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA.

• Senate-Side Meetings. The Alliance held a round of meetings on the Senate side this week and will continue its Senate-side focused advocacy in the upcoming weeks.

• Hill Op-Eds. Two Op-Eds appeared in Roll Call this week in support of increased FDA funding:

• "Sigal: FDA requires support, funds to continue research"

• "Harkin: Slashing food safety not a viable solution"

• Update on Debt Ceiling Negotiations. As part of maneuvering among the House, the Senate and the President, the Senate will forgo its scheduled recess for the week of July 4. The Senate will reconvene Tuesday night and be available next week to work on legislation to raise the debt ceiling and cut the deficit.