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RFK Jr. found a bench at the FDA engraved with the message: “The devil has got hold of the food supply of this country.” It reads like a MAHA call to arms, but the bench was installed in 2012, and the quote seems to be by former Nebraska Sen. Algernon S. Paddock, who — in 1892 — was complaining about the food contamination and tampering that led to the FDA’s creation.
GOP tax bill’s cut to Medicare
Bob Herman dug into Republicans’ recently passed tax bill and found a de facto cut to Medicare.
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