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ON CAPITOL HILL The Hill: Top Republican Eyeing FDA Overhaul https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5741597-cassidy-report-fda-innovation/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_L6tqM4eLghj_Cc9lU5fkKA8PlQj1psIyLh3KSCeBL5rWscjTxULTpCWy0sFAvZHyxBvjzjVmOUSWiCIUW66twTqfspA&_hsmi=404283782&utm_content=404283782&utm_source=hs_email Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday unveiled his proposal for modernizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the agency to reform some of its practices and embrace innovations in order to get more products approved for patients. In the report titled “Patients and families: Building the FDA of the future,” Cassidy, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, lamented that “unnecessary bottlenecks slow patients and consumers getting the products they need.” (Choi, 2/17) Politico: Why Congress Failed To Reach An Obamacare Deal https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/inside-congress-failed-battle-to-keep-obamacare-premiums-from-skyrocketing-00781825?utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Rxc6AFDxKOEd4mkwIrlAqT_CbklL-HxWEMwyySSSdwcVj43xDr75SR0g9eoYxFLISEFQ3CXNL9WYswwdPc2Dq-YSTUA&_hsmi=404283782&utm_content=404283782&utm_source=hs_email Brian Fitzpatrick didn’t expect to find himself in the middle of a political brawl over health policy. The Pennsylvania Republican and former FBI agent doesn’t count the legislative area as a pillar of his portfolio. But early last fall, he joined a fledgling group of lawmakers incensed that House GOP leaders were doing nothing to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies before they expired. The lack of action, they knew, would send health insurance premiums soaring come January 1. (King and Levien, 2/17)