Frist Slipped Language Into Defense Bill To Protect Pharmaceutical Companies From Lawsuits...

Gannet News Service   |  BILL THEOBALD   |   February 9, 2006 10:40 AM

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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert engineered a backroom legislative maneuver to protect pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits, say witnesses to the pre-Christmas power play.

The language was tucked into a Defense Department appropriations bill at the last minute without the approval of members of a House-Senate conference committee, say several witnesses, including a top Republican staff member.

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