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Introduction
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers is in lieu of the citizens of Washington’s Fifth Congressional District. In the Congress, McMorris is deeply engaged in matters to do with the affordability of health care, and she promotes policies to provide more opportunities for middle-class families. She works to empower working families and puts extra effort into embracing innovative policy solutions and high-tech. McMorris serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and has maintained her leadership in the House Republican Leadership since 2009 (House of Republicans., 2018). She is currently in her second term as the conference chair which by default makes her the fourth highest-ranking Republican in the Congress.
Before joining the Congress, for ten years McMorris Rodgers represented the citizens of Eastern Washington as the seventh district Washington State Representative. She rose through the years to become House Republican Leader, which happens to the top leadership post in the House Republican Conference. McMorris is described as an ideology leader who is known for advocating for human rights and healthcare (House of Republicans., 2018).
She has proposed a health bill registered as H.R. 772: Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 (Congress.Gov. 2018). She seeks to alter the FDA to clarify and improve specific discovery necessities for cafes and other food retail institutions. She would like the authority amended to table proceedings under segment 403A. In the current policy agenda, McMorris wants the licensed restaurants and other eateries to provide the quantity of calories confined in the menu entry as organized and served (Solon-Biet et al., 2015). The same shall be done to every typical menu item in a multi string. The means of relaying information is not strictly hardcopy but can be provided by an online menu on the internet. For the menu erraticism and blend meals, the restaurant shall found a regulation standard for defining and revealing the nutrient content for foods that are presented in dissimilar varieties, flavors or mixtures (Congress.Gov, 2018).
Interview Questions
- What are the benefits of the health bill proposed?
- How will the bill be enforced since the legal requirements are not necessary?
- Will the public be sensitized on what to take with respect to the number of calories?
McMorris Rodgers seemed to have thought about this bill extensively since she had all the answers to the questions and she even elaborated further. Some of the benefits of her bill bills include mitigating the risk of getting some illnesses including diabetes, heart attack, osteoporosis, some types of cancer and stroke. Increasing energy levels, improving the ability to fight off illnesses, lowering levels of cholesterol, reducing high blood pressure and improving the ability to recover from injuries (Solon-Biet et al., 2015). She continued to say that once the quantity of calories in a meal is given, the people will be keen to check what they are eating. Eating healthy is a personal initiative which would be enhanced by info cataloguing on the type of food one is consuming.
In her bill, McMorris has stated that the restaurants and other food businesses shall not be expected to make available a license or certification duly contracted to show their acquiescence with the necessities (Solon-Biet et al., 2015). The restaurants are expected to offer the list of the number of calories as per the standard menus or single items online for everyone to see. In the restaurant menu that is provided to those who dine-in, every meal will have the number of calories alongside (Solon-Biet et al., 2015). By asking for certifications, it will appear like coercion of some kind whereas it is a personal initiative.
Every district office and health facilities have a government-paid dietician who is expected to train the public on nutrition. Mass awareness programs are already ongoing to sensitize people on the benefits of eating healthy food. Most of the lifestyle illnesses are mostly facilitated by food that people consume; therefore once the nation starts checking on their diet, a healthy republic will be realized (World Health Organization., 2015). The bill is denoted common sense because no one will follow up with the public to check they have taken the required number of calories each day. It is a personal initiative thus the terms common sense.
Conclusion
McMorris is described as an ideology leader who is known for advocating for human rights and healthcare (House of Republicans., 2018). She has proposed a health bill registered as H.R. 772: Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 (Congress.Gov. 2018). She seeks to alter the FDA to clarify and improve specific discovery necessities for cafes and other food retail institutions. The benefits of her bill bills include mitigating the risk of getting some illnesses including diabetes, heart attack, osteoporosis, some types of cancer and stroke (House of Republicans., 2018). Increasing energy levels, improving the ability to fight off illnesses, lowering levels of cholesterol, reducing high blood pressure and improving the ability to recover from injuries (Solon-Biet et al., 2015).
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- Congress.Gov https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/772 2018
- House of Republicans https://www.gop.gov/member/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers/ 2018
- Solon-Biet, S. M., Mitchell, S. J., de Cabo, R., Raubenheimer, D., Le Couteur, D. G., & Simpson, S. J. (2015). Macronutrients and caloric intake in health and longevity. Journal of Endocrinology, 226(1), R17-R28.
- World Health Organization. (2015). Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children. World Health Organization.