Items Tagged with 'Health and Human Services'

House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., is taking issue with suggestions that the days of full, five-year farm bills may be over.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled a week-long schedule for the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall Aug. 3-8, including daily themes on Make America Healthy Again, preventing wildfires and spotlighting the American farmer. 

Lobbyists for agricultural interests see a positive sign in the tariff relief President Donald Trump is offering to U.S. auto manufacturers.

Enjoy the weekend because there’s a huge week ahead on the trade front. President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariffs and also make a decision on the scope of existing tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set today for the second of his two confirmation hearings. This time he’ll be before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Its jurisdiction includes the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates 80% of the food supply. 

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. 

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.

Sites captures more fiscal runoff * Warren peppers Bessent with questions * More opposition to RFK

Seventy-seven Nobel laureates in medicine, economics, physics and chemistry are urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. 

President-elect Donald Trump is setting up a cabinet of unusually diverse views and backgrounds that together could have a far-reaching impact on the food and agriculture sectors. Farm groups will be counting on his pick to lead USDA, Brooke Rollins, to be an advocate for ag within an administration. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum could be a key ally on energy policy.