Public Health Bills Advanced by E&C Health Subcommittee – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced 10 public health and reauthorization bills on Wednesday. Each was reported to the full committee by a voice vote. R. 4348, to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act R. 4541, EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 R. 3747, …
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Appropriators Urge State Department to Restore GAVI Funding – A bipartisan group of Senate appropriators is urging the Department of State to restore $600 million in funding for GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. GAVI is a global health partnership whose mission is to increase access to vaccines in developing countries. The lawmakers express concern about the …
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President Withdraws Casey Means Surgeon General Nomination – President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Casey Means, MD for surgeon general. Means’ nomination had stalled in the Senate, with Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.) and Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) declining to …
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