Storm Clouds Ahead for 21st-Century Cures Bill

Storm Clouds Ahead for 21st-Century Cures Bill-nationaljournal: By almost all standards, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton knocked his medical-innovation bill out of the park, mustering an overwhelmingly favorable 344-77 vote for it in the House on Friday. The only catch: 70 of the votes against the bill were from his own party, including from Budget Chairman Tom Price. Price's objection to the bill was $8.75 billion it would give to the National Institutes of Health, as this was categorized as mandatory spending and therefore not subject to budget caps.