Health

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described the state of healthcare in America as “barbarism,” in an upcoming episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) podcast. In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of “Bernie: The Podcast,” Ocasio-Cortez expressed her sadness about the high costs of healthcare and housing and the difficult choices many Americans must make, as she committed…

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Fourteen senators are urging the Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to maintain the classification of the potato as a vegetable. This comes after reports that a joint advisory committee is examining the possibility of treating starchy vegetables and grains as interchangeable. The senators have written a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra…