Last month Rep. Henry Waxman requested an investigation of the effects of US trade policy on public health from the Government Accountability Office and called for the US to drop pressure on WHO to bury a report on trade and health critical of US policies.
Rep. Waxman said, “Administration trade agreements have numerous provisions that threaten access to affordable medicine. We have to recognise that the Bush administration’s single-minded pursuit of intellectual property protections for drug companies can have potentially devastating consequences for the public health in developing countries.â€
Last month he was just wacky. Soon he'll be wacky with a gavel.
Don't you just love oversight!
Rep. Waxman said, “Administration trade agreements have numerous provisions that threaten access to affordable medicine. We have to recognise that the Bush administration’s single-minded pursuit of intellectual property protections for drug companies can have potentially devastating consequences for the public health in developing countries.â€
Last month he was just wacky. Soon he'll be wacky with a gavel.
Don't you just love oversight!
