Dear Chairs Aderholt and Baldwin and Ranking Members DeLauro and Capito:
"The undersigned 144 members of the CDC Coalition and other supporting state, national and academic organizations urge you to include at least $11.581 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s programs in the FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Strong funding for CDC is critical to supporting all of CDC’s activities and programs, which are essential to protect the health of our communities. Due to years of underfunding, many CDC programs have not received the resources that are needed to address the many health challenges we face as a nation, resulting in many of CDC’s most effective prevention programs not reaching all states and communities. In addition, we will strongly oppose any efforts to cut funding from any of the agency’s critical public health programs."
