Republicans kept their platform secret until it was adopted by the 2012 party convention in Tampa. It was not until after it was released that we learned it contained nothing about food safety. This week, Democrats released their platform as the party convention began Charlotte. This one also does not
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Food Safety Not Targeted in Republican National Platform
How would President Romney approach food safety? Until it was released after adoption by the Republican National Convention in Tampa, the 2012 National GOP Platform was a better kept secret than many a national defense document. The 62-page Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan platform was released Tuesday by convention officials. Before then
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Republicans and Democrats Agree on Food Safety, Little Else
Amid all the partisan bickering in the United States, food safety seems to be one thing that Democrat and Republican voters can agree on, according to a new poll. When it comes to food policy issues more generally, however, there’s a sharp divide between the two parties.
The “Food Temperance
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2012 Election: Where Do GOP Candidates Stand on Food Safety?
Though food regulatory issues tend to fall behind top-of-mind policy concerns — such as the overall health of the economy, unemployment, ongoing war in the Middle East, and the price of gas — on the campaign trail, the GOP presidential candidates have given hints about where they stand.
As this
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Obama Blasts GOP for Food Safety Budget Cuts
President Obama chided House Republicans for seeking steep cuts to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s food safety budget during a news conference at the White House Wednesday.
Obama noted that tax increases must remain on the table as both parties seek agreement on defecit reduction, in a presser that
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House GOP Proposal Seeks $285 Million in FDA Cuts
A new budget proposal put forth by House Republicans Monday would cut the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012 by $285 million, an 11.5 percent reduction from FY 2011, just as the agency moves to implement an ambitious new food safety law.
The draft budget
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FDA, FSIS, CDC Face Cuts in House GOP Budget
House Republicans Thursday released a more detailed picture of the cuts that would be required under their budget proposal for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, which is slated to be considered on the House floor next week. Food and public health regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug
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GOP Would Chop FDA, USDA Food Safety Budgets
Key House Republicans released a proposal late last week to cut $58 billion from the federal budget for the second half of Fiscal Year 2011. Food safety programs at both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture could face steep cuts.
Under the plan, the committee
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GOP Plan May Slash Food Safety Funding 42 Percent
A proposal by conservative House Republicans to cut and freeze non-defense discretionary spending from 2012 to 2021 would have a major impact on food safety oversight, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
The House Republican Study Committee (RSC), made up of 165 House Republicans, unveiled their plan
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