House to try again on bill easing use of unapproved drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) " The House will try again next week to pass a Republican bill to help fatally ill people try unproven treatments " and supporters seem likely to prevail.The House rejected the measure Tuesday, even though the vote was 259-140 for the legislation. It lost because GOP leaders used a procedure normally reserved for uncontroversial bills that requires a two-thirds majority for passage. Tuesday's vote fell just short of that margin.Under the measure, the Food and [...]


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