E&C To Hold CDC Hearing Scrutinizing Health Equity, Climate Efforts

The House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee plans to hold a hearing scrutinizing public health priorities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), criticizing the agency for focusing on areas like climate change and health equity and continuing a trend of distrust in health agencies from congressional Republicans. “Of all the government agencies that have broken the public’s trust, the CDC is at the top the list. Unfortunately, the agency’s current priorities -- like climate change and social...