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September 19, 2022 01:01 AM

How government funding bills are strengthening America’s health

Rep. Rosa DeLauro
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    Rep. Rosa DeLauro

    The last two years have made clear what I have long known: America’s health institutions need to be strengthened. Decades of underinvestment in our public health infrastructure and healthcare system have left us underprepared to respond to challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and Americans unable to access or afford the care they need.

    That is why, as chair of the House Appropriations Committee and its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education subcommittee, I have led my colleagues in Congress in reversing this troubling trend by crafting and passing bills that reinvest in our public health systems, fund biomedical research, expand access to care and enhance our resiliency against future crises.

    With transformative resources for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, our legislation bolsters public health capacity nationwide and ensures state and local governments can best serve the needs of their communities by responding to infectious disease outbreaks, allocating resources to prioritize the areas of greatest need, and more.

    REP. ROSA DELAURO (D-CONNECTICUT)

    SERVING SINCE: 1991, now in her 16th term.

    HEALTHCARE-RELATED COMMITTEES: Chair of Appropriations and its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies subcommittee.

    We finance research and accelerate cures for the most serious diseases impacting American families. We back lifesaving work at the National Institutes of Health, including through the Cancer Moonshot initiative and universal flu vaccine development. Last year, we established the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to speed the pace of scientific breakthroughs in ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases. We advance innovative medical solutions at the Defense Department and medical and prosthetic research at the Department of Veterans Affairs. We also fund investigations into environmental exposures and brain injuries.

    Through the VA, we target investments in medical care that over 9 million veterans rely on. We increased access to mental health services for nearly 2 million veterans seeking treatment and support suicide prevention programs tragically growing in demand. We expanded women’s healthcare and gender-specific services, improved substance use disorder and opioid safety programs, and advanced initiatives that treat veterans’ whole health.

    We also confront the most urgent health crises Americans face. To address the mental health crisis, we enhanced the ability of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support prevention, treatment and services like the recently launched 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative that provides help for youth experiencing trauma. We also fund opioid prevention, treatment and recovery programs, especially in underserved communities.

    We responded to the maternal health crisis by increasing access to high-quality child health services, enhancing research capabilities, and expanding provider training. And we increased funding for Title X Family Planning services to expand access to the full range of reproductive health services.

    Our bills target persistent and unacceptable inequities through research into racial and ethnic health disparities and by expanding access to services in historically underserved areas, including rural and tribal communities.

    At the same time, we approach gun violence as a public health emergency by funding gun violence prevention research at the CDC and NIH.

    In response to food safety concerns like the infant formula crisis, we strengthened the Food and Drug Administration, safeguarding our supply chains and boosting oversight.

    Finally, we reassert American leadership through global health programs and protect the health of people worldwide as we continue to fight COVID-19 and work to prevent future pandemics.

    As we rebuild from the devastation of the pandemic and eliminate barriers to high-quality care, I will continue to prioritize the health of Americans today while ensuring our resiliency against future crises.

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