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The Biden administration has approved an application by Washington state to expand health insurance access for all residents regardless of immigration status by allowing it to forgo requirements set by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury Department approved Washington’s application for a State Innovation Waiver, issued under Section 1332 of the ACA. The application for this waiver was submitted in May. What is a 1332 waiver? A state may apply for a 1332 request if it wishes to pursue “innovative strategies” for providing affordable health care while still retaining protections...

(NaturalNews) Slammed by a barrage of phone calls and emails today that the mainstream media isn't even reporting, the U.S. Senate today has decided to postpone their vote on S.510 -- the Food Safety Modernization Act -- until Tuesday morning. Internet reports that S.510 has already passed are incorrect. The final bill has not yet been voted on (only a motion to move forward was voted on). The Tester Amendment has been passed (see below for more details) which would exclude the smaller farm operations from the more onerous provisions of the bill.

Unless I'm reading this wrong, the Famine Act has not yet passed in the House. [actual links coming up] H.R. 1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1332 Sponser: Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA20] H.R.1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009 http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/bills/111/hr1332 Bill Summary & Status - 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01332: - H.R.1332 ...Title: Safe FEAST Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] (introduced 3/5/2009) Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from HHS, USDA.