US House Appropriations Cmte bill cuts CDC's tobacco control budget by more than half (to $105.5 M)

[Bill Godshall]

According to a new CTFK press release, the US House Appropriations Committee bill for Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) would slash the CDC's tobacco control budget by more than half (to $105.5 Million for FY 2016).
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The full House Appropriations Committee is set to vote on the bill today.

Looks like it might be more difficult for CDC's Tom Frieden to unlawfully fund state and local health departments to lobby for vaping bans or to implement anti vaping programs.

Please note that this is a different House Appropriations bill than the one that prohibits FDA from spending any of its money to enforce the "deeming regulation" ban on nicotine vapor products that are currently on the market.

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

I just hope they aren't moving the money to another area we will have to fight, like the FDA....

 

[Bill Godshall]

I just hope they aren't moving the money to another area we will have to fight, like the FDA....

No, that won't happen.

Please see
US House Appropriations Cmte bill would prevent FDA from banning e-cigs now on the market | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[AndriaD]

I'm pleased that my own congressman, Rob Woodall, is on that Appropriations Committee. Really glad I voted for him, last time around.

Andria

 

[Endor]

With tobacco use rates at all-time lows, this makes sense from a financial perspective. Of course, I'm sure we'll see the impending coronary/screaming meltdown from the ANTZ any moment now.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

We just have to keep writing, voting and being a good example of the benefits.

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

Of course, it's $100 million they can't split. I'd be throwing a fit too.

 

[nicnik]

Of course, it's $100 million they can't split. I'd be throwing a fit too.

I don't believe you. I think you'd be a whistle blower, exposing the corruption.

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

Vaping taxation laws are just as stupid and unnecessary but that does not mean they won’t get passed because government “of, by, and for” the special interests still happens.

Especially when one of the special interests is BG themselves.