Minnesota Representative Erik Paulsen is raising money to rein in the FDA’s uncertain approval process

 
 
Venture Capitalists Put Money on Easing Medical Device Rules (NY Times)

One afternoon last spring, a little-known congressman from Minnesota made an impassioned plea before a House oversight committee.

Representative Erik Paulsen favors legislation that would benefit the medical device industry.

Rein in the Food and Drug Administration’s uncertain approval process for new medical devices, urged the Minnesota congressman, Erik Paulsen, or Minnesota and other states stand to lose up to 400,000 jobs because of lost investment in the device industry.
Over the following month,...