Senate Agriculture FDA Appropriations Subcommittee Testimony on FY 2014 Due April 26th and more

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 Agriculture FDA Appropriations Subcommittee Testimony on FY 2014 Due April 26th. We are encouraging Alliance members to submit testimony to the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee regarding FDA’s FY 2014 funding. Outside testimony is due on April 26, 2013.  Please see this attachment for guidelines on submitting testimony.

• President’s Budget Request for FY 2014. The President is expected to release the Administration’s FY 2014 Budget proposal next week, on Wednesday, April 10.

• Upcoming House and Senate FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Hearings. The House Agriculture  Appropriations subcommittee hearing on FDA is likely to be moved from April 11 to later in month and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee hearing on FDA is likely to be April 18.

• Alliance Quarterly Membership Meeting, Tuesday, April 30 at 2:00 pm.  The Alliance’s next quarterly membership meeting will occur on Tuesday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m.