MAHA Break Could Reshape Farm Bill, Midterms
The vote removed language that would have protected pesticide makers from failure-to-warn lawsuits, and the White House replaced its surgeon general pick hours later.
- On Thursday, MAHA-aligned House Republicans joined Democrats to remove pesticide liability protections in a 280-142 vote, blocking potential "failure-to-warn" lawsuits about health effects beyond EPA recognition.
- Hours later, the White House withdrew nutrition influencer Casey Means' surgeon general nomination and replaced her with Nicole Saphier, a former Fox News medical contributor.
- Means' nomination had previously languished after Senate health committee Republicans expressed skepticism over her answers regarding measles vaccinations and vaccine messaging as a potential surgeon general.
- The MAHA movement, key to President Donald Trump's return to the White House, now faces friction within the Republican Party over vaccine and public health positions.
- Currently, the Supreme Court is reviewing a Bayer case seeking to limit state court lawsuits claiming its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, intensifying pesticide liability debates.
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MAHA break could reshape farm bill and midterms
WASHINGTON — Ahead of the midterm elections, the "Make America Healthy Again" movement that was key to President Donald Trump's return to the White House is causing friction within the Republican Party.
MAHA break could reshape farm bill, midterms
WASHINGTON — Ahead of the midterm elections, the "Make America Healthy Again" movement that was key to President Donald Trump's return to the White House is causing friction within the Republican Party.
Following the Money Behind the MAHA Brand
Republished with permission from Robyn O’Brien I want to tell you something I don’t say lightly, because I’ve spent my entire adult life trying to bring people together around food. I was a Wall Street food analyst before I became a mother, and when my youngest had a life-threatening allergic reaction to breakfast, I stopped seeing food as a market and started seeing it as a moral emergency. I’ve been called a whistleblower, a troublemaker, and …
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