Just when we’d all decided Washington lawmakers won’t accomplish much beyond enjoying their own excellent health insurance coverage, tasty bean soup in the Senate cafeteria, and the best parking on Capitol Hill, it turns out they might actually unite to accomplish something pretty big after all.

It’s called the 21st Century Cures Act, and it’s getting a lot of device and drug makers excited. It’s been under development since April 2014. Amazingly, the version Congress released recently is almost 50-percent shorter than the earlier draft. In a city full of bureaucrats who write memos about memos, that’s a pretty incredible feat.

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