US FDA-related legislation in Congress

Mark Senak, a US expert on pharmaceutical-related communications issues, has compiled on his Eye on FDA blog (www.eye_on_fda.com) a round-up of  legislation in the US Congress that concerns the Food and Drug  Administration. In the House of Representatives, Ron Paul (Republican,  Texas) has proposed the Prescription Drug Affordability Act (HR 163),  which would amend the federal tax code to allow retired citizens to make  larger tax deductions for prescription drug expenses, as well as make  imports legal. Rep Paul is the most averse to public spending national  politician in the USA, so his focus is likely to be the reduction of  income tax and Medicare spending.