Frist, Hastert Aid Vaccine Companies

• By John Stanton
• Roll Call Staff
• Dec. 20, 2005, Midnight

In a late-night move that could be worth billions of dollars to a small group of major drug manufacturers, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) inserted language into the fiscal year 2006 Defense Department spending conference report.