Capitol Hill News In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate passage sends trade promotion authority bill to President Obama for his signature; House “21st Century Cures” legislation gains 230 co-sponsors in the House; Senate Finance panel marks up disposable medical technologies bill.
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