The following is a release sent from the office of U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3. It is shared unedited here as a public service
WASHINGTON, DC--The Democratic members of the House of Representatives
Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS)-Education Appropriations
Subcommittee today called for a subcommittee hearing on the public
health threats posed by the recent outbreaks of Ebola and Enterovirus
D68. The Labor-HHS-Education subcommittee is responsible for funding the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes
of Health (NIH) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development
Authority (BARDA).
Their letter to subcommittee Chairman Jack Kingston can be read in its entirety here.
"Since Congress left Washington last month-the earliest we have recessed
in over 50 years-the Ebola virus has found its way onto American soil
and Enterovirus D68 has reached almost every state and is linked to the
deaths of multiple children" wrote Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa
DeLauro, Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey and
subcommittee members Lucille Roybal-Allard, Barbara Lee and Mike Honda.
"We have a responsibility to ensure that CDC, NIH and the other public
health agencies under our jurisdiction have sufficient resources to
protect the public health and are taking the appropriate actions today
to address it. When Congress returns from the November elections, we
will have to determine the funding necessary for these agencies to
respond to these public health crises before the Continuing Resolution
expires. Therefore, we urge you to convene a Subcommittee hearing this
month to gather the information we need to make informed decisions for
the remainder of the fiscal year."
NIH funding has been cut by $1.2 billion over the last four years,
before adjusting for inflation. Once accounting for inflation, NIH has
lost more than ten percent of its purchasing power since 2010. The CDC
program that supports state and local public health professionals
working on the front lines has been cut by 16 percent over the last four
years. The federal Hospital Preparedness program has been cut by an
astounding 44 percent over the last four years.
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I vote we make rosa the guinea pig for any vaccine...or anything at all!
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