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KENNEDY, DODD, WAXMAN, DINGELL, AND BROWN CALL ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO STOP FDA PROVISION THAT UNDERCUTS STATE LAWS THAT PROTECT PATIENTS


Washington, DC: Today Senator Kennedy and Senator Dodd sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt urging him to stop a provision in the FDA drug labeling regulation that would undermine State consumer protection laws, including product liability laws. The Senators ask Secretary Leavitt to explain the justification behind shielding the drug industry from lawsuits. Representatives Dingell, Waxman, and Brown also sent a letter to Secretary Leavitt questioning the basis for the FDA's claim that State lawsuits related to prescription drugs should be barred by FDA regulation of prescription drugs.Below are the texts of the letters. PDFs of the letters with signatures are available upon request.