Driving Toward Democracy in DC on New License Plates
More than 300 District residents paid taxes without voting rights as they swapped old plates for Taxation Without Representation designs at the DMV. Norton, Cropp, and Williams urged full Congressional voting rights, calling it a national and local message. The $10 plates aim to spur action despite a Supreme Court ruling upholding nonvoting status.
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Edna Bryant
Washington, D.C
Department of Motor Vehicles
District of Columbia
Congress
Capitol Hill
Washington
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Norton
United States
Tracy Pilzer
D.C
Linda Cropp
Cropp
Anthony A. Williams
Supreme Court
House
Maryland
Virginia
Guam
Puerto Rico
FDA weighs new term for irradiated meat labeling
Lawmakers urge the FDA to allow alternative wording such as cold pasteurization on labels of irradiated foods. A 2002 deadline directs the agency to propose language, amid consumer anxiety over the term irradiation and concerns about public trust in new food tech.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Clinton
Brian Folkerts
National Food
Sen
Tom Harkin
Iowa
FDA
Congress
Carol Tucker Foreman
Consumer Federation of America
Food Policy Institute
Christine Bruhn
Center For Consumer Research
University of California-Davis
Florida
Midwest
General Accounting Office
I Will Continue to Support a Strong National Defense
The speaker pledges ongoing commitment to national defense and to fulfilling longstanding commitments. The remark underscores determination to maintain security posture and honor treaty or policy promises. No further context or actions are provided in the fragment.
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