Appropriations

What Last Week’s Health Hearings Revealed by Leaving FASD Out

Last week’s congressional hearings on U.S. health policy covered familiar ground: outbreaks of preventable diseases, drug pricing, and proposed cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about public trust and debated workforce reductions and funding gaps across federal health programs. The Read more

By Chris Melfi, ago

FASD Appropriations Requests: Creating Sustainable Systems Through Increased Funding

Coordinated National Approach To support this next phase of advocacy, FASD United is preparing programmatic appropriations requests to increase funding for programs authorized under the FASD Respect Act. Each year, certain Members of Congress accept requests for increased funding for specific programs authorized by law. Members of Congress will then Read more

By Chris Melfi, ago