US House assembles bipartisan caucus on domestic pharma manufacturing
The US House of Representatives is taking a further interest in domestic pharma manufacturing by creating the Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Caucus, led by Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA).
As the supply chain increasingly is outsourced to China and India, particularly on the active pharmaceutical ingredient side, the caucus will aim to focus on moving forward legislation that incentivizes greater domestic manufacturing of medicines. Carter said the caucus will try to reduce US reliance on “foreign adversaries,” try to ensure an adequate supply of pharmaceuticals, and try to halt supply chain disruptions.
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