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Tammy Baldwin: “Congress funded the CDC to administer programs that provide…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Tammy Baldwin Criticizes Secretary Kennedy's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Proposal for HHS

Published | Video Starts at 05:20

But this year, right now, you are dismantling cdc, seemingly in line with your budget request. Congress did not approve that. On a bipartisan basis, Congress funded the CDC to administer programs that provide critical public health support to states and local communities across the country. That includes the CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Program. When the city of Milwaukee asks CDC for help addressing a lead crisis in schools, CDC should be able to provide support … (05:20–05:30)

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Asserts that Congress allocated funds for CDC to support public health programs nationwide.

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