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Congress and Biotechnology (a scary combination)

How about a look into what your congressman is learning/thinking about Biotech? See the what your tax dollars are buying with the Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports [.pdf]

Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) recently placed almost 300 Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports online (about 1/10th of the current CRS Reports in the library). Employing over 700 people at a cost of $62 million per year, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) "works exclusively as a nonpartisan analytical, research, and reference arm for Congress." Reports can be browsed by name, number, or subject, or conduct a keyword search.

Subject areas include: Environment/Natural Resources, Economic Policy, Government and Law, Foreign and Defense Policy, Health, and Science and Technology. Reports may be viewed in plain text or .pdf format.  Here are some highlights for the biotech/business/marketing arena:

• Cloning: Where Do We Go From Here?
• Human Embryo Research
• U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview
• Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992: Effects on Bringing New Drugs to Market
• Food Safety Agencies and Authorities: A Primer
• Asian Financial Crisis: An Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy Interests and Options
• Copyright Term Extension: Estimating the Economic Values
• Federal Advertising Law: An Overview
• Food and Drug Administration: Selected Funding and Policy Issues
• National Institutes of Health: An Overview
• Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information
• Grants and Foundation Support: Selected Sources of Information on Government and Private Funding
• Point and Click: Internet Searching Techniques
• Public Speaking and Speechwriting: Selected References
• Speechwriting in Perspective: A Brief Guide to Effective and Persuasive Communication,