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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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