He said extra slots were made available as part of the comprehensive drug legislation passed last year and recent budget legislation.

And in truth, the drug legislation hustled through Congress last year leaned more heavily toward spending than imagination.

Such analyses have had considerable effect on drug legislation now before Congress.

And that undue influence explains why the drug legislation is such a mess.

Republicans and some Democrats pushed the drug legislation as a roundabout way to address voters' concerns about high drug prices.

Congress had been delayed more than two weeks because of negotiations on provisions of drug legislation.

The amount of new money available to finance drug legislation remained unclear today.

House Republican leaders have shown little interest in such generic drug legislation.

She declined requests for interviews today, issuing a statement that said she was committed to the new drug legislation.

The full House will vote on it this fall as a part of omnibus drug legislation.