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LudwigPastorius

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13. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force was authorized by Congress and convened under Ronnie Reagan's...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:51 AM

Jan 2025

Sec. of Health in 1984.

So no, its members don't have to be confirmed by the Senate.

Besides, regardless of where the specifics of a bill come from, that bill must be voted on, and passed, by Congress before becoming law, which the ACA most assuredly WAS.

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