Koch-backed groups urge Congress to pass right-to-try legislation
Several deep-pocketed political advocacy groups founded by the Koch brothers are ramping up their advocacy before Congress on access to experimental drugs.
WASHINGTON — Several deep-pocketed political advocacy groups founded by Charles and David Koch are ramping up their advocacy before Congress on a niche issue: access to experimental drugs.
On Monday, several Koch-backed groups, including Freedom Partners and Americans for Prosperity, launched an ad campaign urging Congress to pass so-called “right-to-try” legislation, which aims to help terminally ill patients access experimental treatments that haven’t yet from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) last August, but it has since stalled in the House.
