Billy Wynne

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Weighs 10-Year Ban on State AI Laws Amid Debate Over Innovation and Consumer Protection The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on AI regulation and U.S. competitiveness. The hearing focused heavily on a contentious proposal for a 10-year federal moratorium on state-level…

Dr. Makary Reveals 5.5% FDA Budget Cut at Hearing; Senators Raise Alarms on Recent RIFs and Reported Delays at the Agency The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing with Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Martin Makary, to review the Fiscal…

FTC Finalizes Order Against Welsh Carson for Antitrust Violations in Texas Anesthesiology Market On May 20, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a consent order with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson) and its affiliates, resolving allegations that the firm orchestrated a years-long consolidation strategy in Texas’s anesthesiology market through…

RFK Jr. Faces Continued Bipartisan Pushback on HHS Budget; Alarms Raised Over Cuts and Program Eliminations The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…

New Framework for COVID-19 Vaccination Released; Vaccination Recommended for Individuals with Risk Factors and Adults Over the Age of 64 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) released a new framework for COVID-19 vaccination, in which the agency will recommend vaccination for adults…

Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Targets Released; MFN Rulemaking to Occur if Commitments are not Made Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on Delivering Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the agencies have identified specific MFN…

FDA RFI on Infant Formula Nutrient Review The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a request for information (RFI) to begin its process of reviewing nutrition requirements in infant formulas. FDA regularly reviews individual nutrient requirements but has not undertaken a comprehensive review of the minimum and maximum levels for certain nutrients since 1998. FDA now seeks public…

Committee Fails to Advance Reconciliation Bill  The House Budget Committee convened a markup of the combined legislative package of the eleven House Committees pursuant to title II of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14.  The bill was not advanced by a roll call vote of 16 ayes…

GAO Highlights Barriers Facing Caregiving Youth, Calls for Clearer Federal Guidance The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report highlighting a lack of clarity and support for minors who provide unpaid care to family members with health conditions, disabilities, or functional limitations. According to the report, an estimated three to five million children may…

RFK Jr. Defends HHS Reorganization and Deflects Questions on Vaccines, Reductions in Staff, and Funding Cuts in House and Senate Committee Hearings The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee held hearings to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with…