1.0link15348<![CDATA[Frist Slipped Language Into Defense Bill To Protect Pharmaceutical Companies From Lawsuits...]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/02/09/frist-slipped-language-in_n_15348.html 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.