House Budget Bill Would Cut CDC Funding by Over $1 Billion, Public Health Advocates Warn
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Summary
The FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, passed by the House Appropriations Committee, threatens public health by cutting CDC funding by over $1 billion and reducing programs for HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, and chronic diseases. Defend Public Health members are urging the Senate to reject the bill, warning it would severely harm public health infrastructure despite avoiding the deeper cuts proposed in the Trump budget.
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It would greatly harm many areas of public health, cutting CDC funding by over $1 billion and drastically reducing HIV, viral hepatitis, STI, chronic disease programs
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