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Legislators introduce bill to consolidate food safety responsibilities at federal level
A senator and representative are calling for a single agency to be established to deal with food safety in America. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, have introduced the Federal Food Administration Act in their respective chambers. The legislation would establish the Federal Food Administration, which would be a single agency responsible
Sri Lanka legislators OK presidential power cut
POWER CLIPPING Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in the capital Colombo on July 21, 2022. XINHUA FILE PHOTO Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. COLOMBO: Sri Lankan lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that trims the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters
Congress legislators spend night in Karnataka legislature demanding Minister K S Eshwarappa’s dismissal
Congress legislators spent the whole night inside the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council, escalating demand for the dismissal of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa over his statement regarding the national flag. They also demanded that he be booked for sedition regarding his statement about the national flag. Eshwarappa had on February…
Dozens of U.S. legislators push for telehealth coverage expansion
Dozens of U.S. senators and representatives urged congressional leadership this past Friday to safeguard Medicare telehealth services. Led by Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the bipartisan group of 45 elected officials published a letter calling for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and…