DeGette’s primary loss a blow to FDA reforms

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) was defeated in the Democratic primary Tuesday, ending the legislative career of a politician who built bipartisan support for the most impactful FDA reforms of the last two decades.

DeGette was the central figure in an informal alliance of patient advocacy groups, life sciences innovators, and government officials that pushed legislation across the finish line, creating FDA reforms that have been emulated around the world. ...