Hatch Discusses Biologics With Obama, Sees Chance For Movement

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) on July 12 said negotiations with the Obama administration over market exclusivity for biologic drugs in the Trans-Pacific Partnership are at a standstill, but added that President Obama in a closed-door meeting floated the possibility that he would be willing to give in to Hatch's demands. "I did meet with [Obama] and he indicated some 'give' down in the White House," Hatch told Inside U.S. Trade . "Just the two of us were...