Whether you’re Republican or Democrat, you have the power to help improve our nation. You can join a movement that will greatly benefit future generations.
In a pre-election day column, I listed some of the federal government’s health and science bureaucracy’s many misdeeds and how a Donald Trump victory can root out the corruption and initiate a process to create a healthier environment for every American (see https://thecitizen.com/2024/10/14/when-government-intervenes-in-science/).
When the bureaucrats and special interests who led our nation into deep despair are pulling out their hair and coughing up a lung complaining about Trump’s cabinet appointments, you know he’s on the right track.
We all know we are about to see a massive battle on some cabinet appointments. The Democrats have already concocted a “Russian Collusion 2.0” scheme to smear appointees.
Bluster or momentous?
Trump boldly named Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services this past week. Nothing says Trump is serious more than this nomination.
The Democrats refused to allow the Democrat Kennedy to run in their primaries, choosing to build a protective fence around President Joe Biden (and later staging a coup and inserting Kamala Harris, trouncing democracy).
Kennedy decided to run as an independent candidate and built a significant following. His criticism of the covid mRNA vaccine has been vindicated (see: https://thecitizen.com/2024/10/21/after-investigation-covid-vaccine-mandates-just-look-bad-even-corrupt/).
No knowledgeable person can deny that Kennedy is a serious player. He has sued the federal government on health and environmental issues and won numerous times.
Kennedy has been critical of Trump in the past. In the 1980s, Kennedy sued Trump twice for developments impacting the watershed and won both times.
Kennedy convinced Trump that he understands the corrupt federal government science system and has the knowledge and drive to take it on.
The United States is ranked 60th in life expectancy, and chronic disease is widespread.
While I disagree sharply with some of Kennedy’s views on specific issues, his positions on bureaucratic health science corruption and waste are on target. Trump has made it clear that he has mandated that Kennedy stay in that particular lane.
What will Trump and Kennedy do?
The broad perspective on Kennedy’s plan includes overhauling pharmaceutical regulations, banning harmful pesticides, and requiring preventative education in medical schools.
Here are some specifics Kennedy listed in the Wall Street Journal:
– Reform the Prescription Drug User Fee Act to reduce pharmaceutical industry influence on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
– Prohibit U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition panel members from profiting from food or drug companies.
– Review and possibly limit direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.
– Prevent National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds from going to researchers with conflicts of interest.
– Cap drug prices to align U.S. costs with international standards.
– Restrict supplemental nutritional assistance program (SNAP) benefits from being used to buy unhealthy foods.
– Revisit U.S. pesticide and chemical standards to align with stricter global regulations.
– Require nutritional education and functional medicine in medical schools.
– Reform crop subsidies to promote healthier food production.
– Reinstate presidential fitness test standards for Americans’ physical health.
– Allocate more NIH research funds to preventative and holistic health approaches.
– Expand health savings accounts (HSA’s) to give Americans more control over their health care choices.
How about you and your family?
Instead of the federal government proposing to spend billions of dollars on Wegovy and Ozempic, how about providing cost-effective avenues for better quality food and incentives for preventive care?
Regardless of race, sex, nationality, religion, or political affiliation, pursuing these policies benefits everyone. Although you cannot change the election results, you can affect your family’s and future generations’ health. Be part of the movement.
Contact Georgia’s U.S. Senators John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and support the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
Ossoff: Washington D.C. (202) 224-3521, Atlanta office (470) 786-7800
Warnock: (202) 224-3643, Atlanta office (770) 694-7828
It only takes five minutes and could be the most significant phone calls of your life.
The masses voted to end the status quo, the poor performance, and the mounting troubles. Now, it’s time for you to act: notify your U.S. Senators and approve the change team.
[Brown is a former mayor of Peachtree City and served two terms on the Fayette County Board of Commissioners. You can read all his columns by clicking on his photo below.]
