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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bipartisan effort launched to onshore manufacturing of key supplies never before 'Made in USA'
EXCLUSIVE: Senators from both sides of the aisle will put forward a resolution calling on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to seek out new sites and critical infrastructure for high-demand products that are currently not made in America, and analyze the viability of making such products here. Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee chairwoman Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., came together Friday to launch the effort – citing the dual need for onshoring supply chains while bolstering the U.S. workforce. The Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act would force Lutnick to report within 18 months on critical infrastructure sectors where products face material, sourcing, or supply-chain constraints that prevent them from being domestically produced. The Commerce Department would then have to analyze the feasibility of producing that product in the U.S. – and whether such products' newly-onshore production can be established in underserved rural areas and industrial parks. Lawmakers Take Action After Report Shows Biden-era Sba Failed To Probe 2 Million To Alleged Covid Aid Fraudsters Both Ernst's and Blunt Rochester's states are vastly rural. In the latter, suburban sprawl from Wilmington gives way to miles of coastal plain. Read On The Fox News App In recent years, the cities of Newark and Middletown have seen a boom in industrial parks and warehouses for major companies like Amazon seeking out the First State's famously low-tax and tax-free environs. "Supply chains are key to global competitiveness and our national security," Blunt Rochester told Fox News Digital. "This bipartisan legislation will help us identify where we rely too heavily on foreign imports for critical infrastructure and explore how we can bring that manufacturing home." House Small Business Committee Releases Report On Biden-era Electioneering The Delawarean added that strengthening domestic production not only protects our supply chains, "it supports American jobs, revitalizes local economies, and reinforces our nation's resilience if global manufacturing disruptions occur." Ernst added that the bill seeks to make the U.S. less dependent on foreign adversaries for critical infrastructure and key manufacturing supply chain preservation. "I am working to make 'Made in America' the norm instead of the exception," she said. "That starts with ensuring that our manufacturers are able to get the materials they need right here instead of having to import supplies from halfway around the world. Beyond boosting domestic industry, this bill is also about safeguarding our national security by ensuring that we are not dependent on any foreign adversary for critical goods that we need." Ernst has also spearheaded efforts to onshore the pharmaceutical supply chain from China. Many key ingredients in medicines are not produced in the U.S., and instead predominantly in Ireland and China. While one is a longtime U.S. ally, the other's involvement in the supply chain could lead to national security risks, critics have article source: Bipartisan effort launched to onshore manufacturing of key supplies never before 'Made in USA'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Biden has yet to speak with some longtime congressional allies post cancer diagnosis
Twenty-four hours after the Sunday announcement that former President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, one of his staunchest supporters, Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, said Monday he had yet to connect with him. Another close Hill ally, Sen. Chris Coons, had not spoken with his fellow Delawarean as of midafternoon Tuesday. Biden's longtime friend Bob Brady, the former House member from Pennsylvania who has known Biden for decades, said as of Tuesday afternoon that he hadn't talked with the former president directly since his cancer diagnosis, though he did touch base Monday with his family. All three said they planned to speak with him soon. Before his cancer diagnosis, Biden had been taking the train from Delaware to Washington, meeting with his post-presidential staff, allies and former Cabinet secretaries, according to a Biden aide granted anonymity to speak freely. In New York City for his appearance on "The View," he met with former President Bill Clinton. And last week he met with Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a rising star in the party. But Biden, an inveterate creature of Washington who for most of his career seemed to gain life from glad-handing and working a room, hasn't yet talked to some longtime allies on Capitol Hill in the wake of his diagnosis. Months removed from his presidency, Biden has receded as a fixture of official Washington and has instead become a focal point of his party's recriminations — his planned reemergence after departing the White House running headlong into a devastating health diagnosis and an unsettled party growing increasingly anxious in the wilderness. Some Democrats said they are drafting notes or plan to speak with him. Coons said he was working on finding a time to connect with Biden. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware said she has reached out to people 'very close' to the family 'and just shared my love, my prayers.' Politicians on both sides of the aisle wished him well. Most Democrats are trying, yet again, to pivot from Biden's health to stay on message as the GOP advances President Donald Trump's domestic agenda. Rep. Gabe Amo of Rhode Island, the only former Biden White House aide who now serves in Congress, faulted Biden's critics for capitalizing on what he called the 'politics of the moment.' 'It's in their interest to talk about this rather than the issues of the day, so we're stuck in that unfortunate reality," Amo said. "I hope that people are focused on one, a legacy of public service, and two, wishing him well in his recovery.' Or as Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, a Biden reelection co-chair, put it, 'We are living through a historic, terrifying backsliding of our democracy … I am so profoundly uninterested in talking about this issue.' Not everyone wants to change the subject. Some Democrats, perhaps feeling burned by how Biden's decline was kept out of public view, are asking pointed questions about his cancer diagnosis — both publicly and privately. On Monday, Ezekiel Emanuel, the oncologist and Biden's former pandemic adviser, opened the door on MSNBC's Biden-friendly 'Morning Joe' to a round of questions about Biden's health when he said that Biden 'did not develop [cancer] in the last 100, 200 days. He had it while he was president. He probably had it at the start of his presidency in 2021.' At best for Democrats, his remarks scanned to some observers as concern about the care the president received while in office. At worst, they fueled more accusations of a White House cover-up. In a Monday interview, Emanuel said he could not rule out the possibility that Biden had been diagnosed earlier but that information somehow wasn't released. 'Look, I'm not his doctor,' Emanuel said. 'I can't rule out that possibility because I don't know what transpired there.' A spokesperson for Biden said Tuesday the former president's 'last known' prostate-specific antigen cancer screening test was in 2014 and that 'prior to Friday, President Biden had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer.' This isn't the first time Biden has faced health challenges. When he was running for vice president in 2008, Biden disclosed that he had an enlarged prostate and a biopsy but that no evidence of cancer was found. His medical records also showed he had undergone prostate-specific antigen tests, which yielded normal results. More than a decade later, when he was campaigning for the White House in 2019, Biden revealed he had been treated for his enlarged prostate, first with medication and later with surgery. The files stated he 'never had prostate cancer.' Trump seized on questions surrounding the timeline of diagnosis — something that had quickly become an obsession of Biden's right-wing detractors online — telling reporters he was 'surprised that it wasn't, you know, the public wasn't notified a long time ago because to get to stage 9, that's a long time.' (Biden's diagnosis is stage-four prostate cancer.) Vice President JD Vance said he blamed the 'people around' Biden. Asked about new allegations of a conspiracy to keep Biden's illness secret, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said of Republicans advancing the idea, 'What a soulless bunch. Anybody who's spending time doing that, I'll pray for him in mass this Sunday.' To some allies of Biden, who relied on a small and, critics said, insular circle of advisers during his presidency, even acknowledging such questions is fraught. 'This just feeds into the conspiracy theories. You have an electorate who doesn't pay attention, and this is breaking through,' said Democratic strategist Kellan White, who worked as a senior adviser to Biden's campaign in Pennsylvania in 2024. 'All a Gen Z voter who barely pays attention is hearing is, 'They weekend-at-Bernie-ed Joe Biden who now has cancer, which he probably had for 10 years.'' Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who's long been close to the Bidens, said in a brief interview she'd sent a message to the former president through his team and 'and expressed that I was praying for him and reiterated that he's in the hearts of every Delawarean right now.' She said she'd spoken to him last at a St. Patrick's Day event in Wilmington and 'he seemed in good spirits. He seemed healthy.' Biden's diagnosis came just as some of the Democratic Party's brightest stars had begun to grapple with questions about ramifications of his decision to run for reelection — and the fallout for the party. 'The historians will have to sort out the politics of the whole thing,' Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who weathered his own cancer diagnosis, said in an interview. He added that he had not spoken to Biden but was drafting him a note. He said, 'But at this point, there's nothing to do, but for those of us who love the guy, to express our solidarity and our sympathy.'
Politico
21-05-2025
- Health
- Politico
Biden has yet to speak with some longtime congressional allies post cancer diagnosis
Twenty-four hours after the Sunday announcement that former President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, one of his staunchest supporters, Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, said Monday he had yet to connect with him. Another close Hill ally, Sen. Chris Coons, had not spoken with his fellow Delawarean as of midafternoon Tuesday. Biden's longtime friend Bob Brady, the former House member from Pennsylvania who has known Biden for decades, said as of Tuesday afternoon that he hadn't talked with the former president directly since his cancer diagnosis, though he did touch base Monday with his family. All three said they planned to speak with him soon. Before his cancer diagnosis, Biden had been taking the train from Delaware to Washington, meeting with his post-presidential staff, allies and former Cabinet secretaries, according to a Biden aide granted anonymity to speak freely. In New York City for his appearance on 'The View,' he met with former President Bill Clinton. And last week he met with Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a rising star in the party. But Biden, an inveterate creature of Washington who for most of his career seemed to gain life from glad-handing and working a room, hasn't yet talked to some longtime allies on Capitol Hill in the wake of his diagnosis. Months removed from his presidency, Biden has receded as a fixture of official Washington and has instead become a focal point of his party's recriminations — his planned reemergence after departing the White House running headlong into a devastating health diagnosis and an unsettled party growing increasingly anxious in the wilderness. Some Democrats said they are drafting notes or plan to speak with him. Coons said he was working on finding a time to connect with Biden. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware said she has reached out to people 'very close' to the family 'and just shared my love, my prayers.' Politicians on both sides of the aisle wished him well. Most Democrats are trying, yet again, to pivot from Biden's health to stay on message as the GOP advances President Donald Trump's domestic agenda. Rep. Gabe Amo of Rhode Island, the only former Biden White House aide who now serves in Congress, faulted Biden's critics for capitalizing on what he called the 'politics of the moment.' 'It's in their interest to talk about this rather than the issues of the day, so we're stuck in that unfortunate reality,' Amo said. 'I hope that people are focused on one, a legacy of public service, and two, wishing him well in his recovery.' Or as Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, a Biden reelection co-chair, put it, 'We are living through a historic, terrifying backsliding of our democracy … I am so profoundly uninterested in talking about this issue.' Not everyone wants to change the subject. Some Democrats, perhaps feeling burned by how Biden's decline was kept out of public view, are asking pointed questions about his cancer diagnosis — both publicly and privately. On Monday, Ezekiel Emanuel, the oncologist and Biden's former pandemic adviser, opened the door on MSNBC's Biden-friendly 'Morning Joe' to a round of questions about Biden's health when he said that Biden 'did not develop [cancer] in the last 100, 200 days. He had it while he was president. He probably had it at the start of his presidency in 2021.' At best for Democrats, his remarks scanned to some observers as concern about the care the president received while in office. At worst, they fueled more accusations of a White House cover-up. In a Monday interview, Emanuel said he could not rule out the possibility that Biden had been diagnosed earlier but that information somehow wasn't released. 'Look, I'm not his doctor,' Emanuel said. 'I can't rule out that possibility because I don't know what transpired there.' A spokesperson for Biden said Tuesday the former president's 'last known' prostate-specific antigen cancer screening test was in 2014 and that 'prior to Friday, President Biden had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer.' This isn't the first time Biden has faced health challenges. When he was running for vice president in 2008, Biden disclosed that he had an enlarged prostate and a biopsy but that no evidence of cancer was found. His medical records also showed he had undergone prostate-specific antigen tests, which yielded normal results. More than a decade later, when he was campaigning for the White House in 2019, Biden revealed he had been treated for his enlarged prostate, first with medication and later with surgery. The files stated he 'never had prostate cancer.' Trump seized on questions surrounding the timeline of diagnosis — something that had quickly become an obsession of Biden's right-wing detractors online — telling reporters he was 'surprised that it wasn't, you know, the public wasn't notified a long time ago because to get to stage 9, that's a long time.' (Biden's diagnosis is stage-four prostate cancer.) Vice President JD Vance said he blamed the 'people around' Biden. Asked about new allegations of a conspiracy to keep Biden's illness secret, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said of Republicans advancing the idea, 'What a soulless bunch. Anybody who's spending time doing that, I'll pray for him in mass this Sunday.' To some allies of Biden, who relied on a small and, critics said, insular circle of advisers during his presidency, even acknowledging such questions is fraught. 'This just feeds into the conspiracy theories. You have an electorate who doesn't pay attention, and this is breaking through,' said Democratic strategist Kellan White, who worked as a senior adviser to Biden's campaign in Pennsylvania in 2024. 'All a Gen Z voter who barely pays attention is hearing is, 'They weekend-at-Bernie-ed Joe Biden who now has cancer, which he probably had for 10 years.'' Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who's long been close to the Bidens, said in a brief interview she'd sent a message to the former president through his team and 'and expressed that I was praying for him and reiterated that he's in the hearts of every Delawarean right now.' She said she'd spoken to him last at a St. Patrick's Day event in Wilmington and 'he seemed in good spirits. He seemed healthy.' Biden's diagnosis came just as some of the Democratic Party's brightest stars had begun to grapple with questions about ramifications of his decision to run for reelection — and the fallout for the party. 'The historians will have to sort out the politics of the whole thing,' Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who weathered his own cancer diagnosis, said in an interview. He added that he had not spoken to Biden but was drafting him a note. He said, 'But at this point, there's nothing to do, but for those of us who love the guy, to express our solidarity and our sympathy.'
New York Post
21-05-2025
- Health
- New York Post
Delaware's assisted suicide bill signed into law, making it the 11th state with such a statute
Advertisement Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer, a Democrat, signed a bill Tuesday legalizing physician-assisted suicide for certain terminally ill patients, arguing that the measure is about 'compassion, dignity, and respect for personal choice.' The End-of-Life Options Act, which takes effect next year, allows mentally capable adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and given six months or less to live to request a prescription to self-administer and end their lives. 'We're acknowledging today that even in the last moments of life, compassion matters,' Meyer said at the bill signing. 'Every Delawarean should have the right to face their final chapter with peace, dignity and control.' 'This signing today is about relieving suffering and giving families the comfort of knowing that their loved one was able to pass on their own terms, without unnecessary pain, and surrounded by the people they love most,' he continued. Advertisement 3 Governor Matt Meyer signed a bill Tuesday legalizing physician-assisted suicide for certain terminally ill patients, arguing that the measure is about 'compassion, dignity, and respect for personal choice.' Matt Meyer / Facebook Delaware is now the 11th state to allow medical aid in dying, joining California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Washington, D.C., also permits physician-assisted suicide. 'Today, Delaware joins a growing number of states in recognizing that end-of-life decisions belong to patients, not politicians,' Meyer said. 'This law is about compassion, dignity, and respect. It gives people facing unimaginable suffering the ability to choose peace and comfort, surrounded by those they love. After years of debate, I am proud to sign HB 140 into law.' Advertisement 3 The End-of-Life Options Act, which takes effect next year, allows mentally capable adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and given six months or less to live to request a prescription to self-administer and end their lives. Matt Meyer / Facebook Several other countries, including Canada, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, have also legalized so-called death with dignity. The Delaware Legislature narrowly rejected the measure last year, but Meyer pushed for it this session and it passed last month. The governor's signature now ends nearly a decade of debate on the issue. Advertisement 3 Delaware is now the 11th state to allow medical aid in dying. Matt Meyer / Facebook Under the new law, sponsored by Democrat state Rep. Eric Morrison, patients considering assisted suicide in the state must be presented with other options for end-of-life care, including comfort care, palliative care, hospice and pain control. The bill requires two waiting periods and a second medical opinion on a patient's prognoses before they can obtain a prescription for lethal medication. State Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, a Democrat, said the law 'is about honoring the autonomy and humanity of those facing unimaginable suffering from terminal illness.' 'This legislation exists due to the courage of patients, family members, and advocates who have shared deeply personal stories of love, loss and suffering,' he said in a statement.
Fox News
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Durbin says elderly lawmakers should consider leaving politics 'before they're carried out'
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., suggested Thursday that more elderly lawmakers like himself should consider when they might want to exit politics and make way for a younger generation. "If you're honest about yourself and your reputation, you want to leave when you can still walk out the front door and not be carried out the back door," Durbin told MSNBC, in a similar tenor to how he addressed his retirement at age 80 in front of his Springfield home later that day. "And I've said whatever your interests may be, whatever issue you want to focus on in Congress, in the Senate if you stick around a couple terms, your minor is going to be aging. You can see it. You can observe it." However, Durbin added that it is up to each lawmaker when it's best to make the call to step away from the Capitol for good, further suggesting that age can also be just a number. He pointed to how Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who – while three years older than Durbin – continues to draw large crowds, particularly of younger progressive Democrats, at rallies against "oligarchy" and other concerns. Sanders is also reportedly considering re-election in 2030 at age 89, as the Federal Election Commission (FEC) recorded a filing from "Friends of Bernie Sanders" for that cycle. "I think it's more complex," Durbin said. "The bottom line is, are you competent? Can you still do the job? That's the question the voters should ask." "But should a new generation be interested in public service? You bet." Speaking about the future of the Democratic Party as the proverbial old guard begins to depart, Durbin was asked about his onetime Illinois delegation colleague Barack Obama, and how he first ushered in a younger demographic in the 2000s to lead the Democratic Party. "This is a different moment in history than I've read about or seen in my lifetime, for sure," Durbin said. "This is the moment where there's a threat to the Constitution of the United States and our constitutional democracy. That is fundamental, and it's in front of every other decision of policy that we might make. We have to get it together. I will plead with my Republican friends. Stand up for the Constitution." "That to me, I think, just supersedes all conversations about campaigns and even issues." Durbin's retirement was said to be somewhat attributed to the "Biden effect," the recent trend of elderly lawmakers announcing retirements in the month since the octogenarian Delawarean stepped away from his 2024 re-election bid amid intraparty pressure after a disastrous debate with now-President Donald Trump. Durbin and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., 78; Tina Smith, D-Minn., 67; and Gary Peters, D-Mich., 66, as well as Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., 83, all announced their exits in 2025. "You can see it, you can observe it," Durbin said in general of politicians' aging. "And you have to make that choice, that decision. I've made mine."
