Defending Troy
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate Health Committee Chair Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) and House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Joe Barton (R-Texas) defend FDA Chief Counsel Dan Troy July 22 for filing amicus curiae briefs in product liability cases. In separate floor statements, the congressmen criticized a proposal by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) to cut $500,000 from Troy's budget (1"The Gray Sheet" July 26, 2004, p. 7). Barton called Troy's actions "neither unprecedented nor unusual" and observed that two of five former FDA chief counsels who have come to Troy's defense are Democrats...