Jun ‘11
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Republican Repeal and Replace
The Republican House Appropriations Committee approved FY 2012 spending for the Agriculture Dept with a prohibition against the enforcement of the first new nutritional standards for school breakfasts and lunches, asserting the improved food nutrition requirtements will cost taxpayers $ billion over five years. And they voted a bunch of exemptions including grocery stores from having to display calorie content on foods. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT), who is battling incumbent Senator John Tester (D-MT) for his seat in the Senate next year, succeeded in an amendment to prohibit the FDA from restricting any susbstanc e unless it “caused greater harm to health than a product not containing the substance.” This to exempt menthol cigarettes from any regulation (see Greensboro Story, June 7, 2011).
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