Jeff Stier: Oversight of CDC grants is necessary

[Bill Godshall]

Jeff Stier: Oversight of CDC grants is necessary
http://www.jeffstier.org:80/12059/oversight-of-cdc-grants-is-necessary

Jeff's piece also ran in Roll Call (that is read by many/most members and staff of Congress and lobbyists in DC)

http://www.rollcall.com:80/issues/58_14/Stier-Oversight-of-CDC-Grants-Is-Necessary-216552-1.html

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

This sounds like the "you can find out whats in it after we pass it bill" has a 2 billion dollar slush fund that CDC feels they can use as they please.

First Tues in Nov we can change this.

 

[Fiamma]

Disturbing. I most emphatically do not need or want a nanny telling me what I may or may not do. These actions by the CDC go beyond the pale and Sibelius is all about deflecting criticism. Maybe we do need a change in the top levels of government. God I hate politics.

 

[TennDave]

Interesting that great sums of money was appropriated to keep fast food away from.....schools
Fast food has nothing to do with schools- they serve "cafeteria food" and no one goes to fast food for lunch....come on!!
Crazy....so much "for the children" now a days... What happened to the parent's obligation to teach their own children?

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

Interesting that great sums of money was appropriated to keep fast food away from.....schools
Fast food has nothing to do with schools- they serve "cafeteria food" and no one goes to fast food for lunch....come on!!
Crazy....so much "for the children" now a days... What happened to the parent's obligation to teach their own children?

Nanny State can't afford to have children taught critical thinking, it would mess up their plans.

 

[Fiamma]

Nanny State can't afford to have children taught critical thinking, it would mess up their plans.

BINGO. Give that man a fancy new PV

 

[Placebo Effect]

Jeff Stier appeared on a conservative talk radio show on August 1 and discussed this issue -- Jim Bohannon: The Jim Bohannon Show Archives (make sure to go back and find August 1's show, as it automatically displays the most recent one)

29 minutes in he mentions Boston's e-cig ban and the host chuckles at the absurdity.

Not only do we have CPPW-funded health departments lying about smoke-free alternatives, but now we're going to have to contend with numerous public and private organizations who are going to share the hundreds of millions of dollars (soon to be in the billions) in grants through CDC's Community Transformation Grants program.

CDC - Funded States and Communities - Community Transformation Grants

Wondering how these communities plan to spend their grants? Well, too bad. The CDC's program descriptions for each and every program are nearly identical CDC - States and Communities ? Program Descriptions - Community Transformation Grants