Senator Kohl has assured that $275 million in additional funding for FDA will be included in the Senate version of the FY 2008 emergency supplemental bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee mark-up is scheduled for next week. The fate of the Kohl amendment is likely to be decided, in part, by House and Senate leadership when they determine the extent to which final Congressional legislation will fund programs other than defense and the war effort.
We'll see.
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