Articles Tagged with ''RFK Jr.''

With the help of farm-state senators, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used his confirmation hearings to paint himself as a champion of agriculture, arguing that many producers support efforts to roll back chemical use and shift to regenerative farming.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services is poised for a full Senate vote after the Senate Finance Committee favorably reported him Tuesday. 

Today is a critical day for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and hopes for the Make America Healthy Again movement. The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on Kennedy’s nomination Tuesday. But a key Republican committee member, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, wouldn’t tell reporters Monday how he was planning to vote, saying only that he and Kennedy had a “cordial” conversation over the weekend.

New water fees * Tariffs on Canada, Mexico to start tomorrow * Watching the Republicans on RFK Jr.

LA water leader fired * San Diego mayor joins CARB * Federal funding: Frozen or unfrozen?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his first public appearance before the Senate today to discuss his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Anti-hunger and food industry groups are readying to push back on efforts to restrict certain foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program given the rise of Make America Healthy Again rhetoric in Congress and the Trump administration. 

The Biden administration is putting the finishing touches on its regulatory agenda ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. USDA is finalizing a rule barring poultry integrators from paying producers reduced rates in tournament ranking systems. The rule, being announced today, still allows for competitive bonuses.

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