America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
U.S. drug manufacturers import at least 80% of their active pharmaceutical ingredients with an every increasing share coming from China and India. We’ll discuss some of the new questions being raised about safety standards of these imports.
Guests
- Marc Kaufman Reporter on the national desk of "The Washington Post"
- Dr. Gilbert Ross Medical/Executive Director American Council on Science and Health
- Caroline Loew SVP, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, PhRMA
- Dr. Sidney Wolfe Director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen; editor of WorstPills.org
- Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee
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