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Sen. Kennedy Pushes Sanctions, Budget; Ex-FDA Chief Criticizes Drug Plans

7/27/2026

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Kennedy Pushes Sanctions

Senator John Kennedy told Face the Nation on July 26, 2026 that the Senate should floor the budget resolution, the SAVE Act and a cryptocurrency market structure bill.
Kennedy urged adding Iran to Graham Russian sanctions bill, tightening sanctions on Iranian oil, maintaining the blockade and bombing Pickaxe Mountain.
A poll shows 67% of Americans want the war ended now, but Kennedy warned a rapid finish would be a mistake.

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Gottlieb Criticizes FDA

Robert Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner, disclosed that the White House joined an FDA call after Taylor Farms requested a recall delay, a non-standard step.
Gottlieb noted that 93% of the CDC’s measles cases were unvaccinated or of unknown vaccination status.
Gottlieb criticized the FDA plan to let pharmacies compound six peptides, saying the peptide PBC-157 showed no benefit in a 30-patient trial.

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Kennedy Pushes Sanctions

Senator John Kennedy told Face the Nation on July 26, 2026 that the Senate should floor the budget resolution, the SAVE Act and a cryptocurrency market structure bill.
Kennedy urged adding Iran to Graham Russian sanctions bill, tightening sanctions on Iranian oil, maintaining the blockade and bombing Pickaxe Mountain.
A poll shows 67% of Americans want the war ended now, but Kennedy warned a rapid finish would be a mistake.

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