House Lawmakers Advance Bill to Slash HHS Funds by $7 Billion

House appropriators advanced legislation that would cut health department spending by 6%, including slashing $1.7 billion from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The proposal comes just days after the ousting of CDC Director Susan Monarez. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will likely face questions on the issue as he testifies in the Senate Finance Committee Thursday about the administration’s health agenda.

The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee voted 11 to 7–along party lines--to send their funding bill to the full House Appropriations Committee Tuesday night. The measure, if enacted, would cut $7 billion ...