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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and Chief Executive Officer Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE, issued the following statement today. The statement supports the introduction of legislation by Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS) and Rep.

CHICAGO, May 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Reps. James McGovern (D-MA) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) today introduced the "Feeding America's Families Act" (HR 2129) which would provide $20 billion in new spending over the next five years for federal nutrition programs.

By Sam Hananel Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Nobody expects to get a letter from a member of Congress that ends with an expletive. But that's what happened when Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., recently corresponded with a resident of her southeast Missouri district.

The House approved legislation early Friday to allow the importation of lower-cost prescription drugs from industrialized nations, brushing aside opposition from the Bush administration and a fierce lobbying campaign by the pharmaceutical industry.