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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayedannouncedhis Building a Healthier America policy agenda to co-opt the MAHA movement. So it’s BAHA vs. MAHA now. Send news tips and tortured acronyms to[email protected]or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.
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