House Republicans are engaged in an escalating fight with the Biden-Harris administration about dietary guidelines for alcohol consumption, which could become a renewed priority after Congress’s summer recess.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) sent their eighth letter to the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services on Thursday in a five-month feud regarding oversight of research on the health consequences of alcohol consumption.

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