On Monday June 21st Sen. Durbin Withdrew Amendment to Defense Spending Bill...After a lengthy floor debate today, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) decided to withdraw his amendment to the Department of Defense funding bill that would have restricted access to certain dietary supplements on military bases and place reporting requirements on manufacturers that are stricter than those for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) subsequently withdrew their second degree amendment. Sen. Hatch made a commitment to work with Durbin and others to develop legislative language on adverse event reports (AER) this year. Thank you to all those who responded to our Action Alerts last week and contacted your senators regarding this issue!