“These are bills that reject the devastating #cuts #Trump demanded in his deeply unserious #budget he sent to #Congress about a year ago,” said Sen #PattyMurray of Washington, the top #Democrat on the #Appropriations Cmte. “When just about every secretary came before our Appropriations Committee to advocate for those Trump #funding cuts, I made clear to them I planned to rip up his budget & write a new one — & that is exactly what we are doing.”

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On Monday, #BillCassidy, who heads the US #Senate Cmte on #Health, #Education, #Labor & Pensions, called for the meeting to be delayed, saying it should not take place with a relatively small panel & without a #CDC director in place.

#PattyMurray, a senior member & fmr chair of the HELP Cmte, has also called for the fired panel members to be reinstated or the meeting be delayed until new members are appropriately vetted.

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Both #Republican US Senator #BillCassidy of Louisiana & #Democratic US Senator #PattyMurray of Washington said the June 25 & 26 meeting should be postponed.

The summary of the presentation suggested that there are enough thimerosal-free #flu #vaccines & that all #pregnant #women, #infants & #children should receive only those shots. It was not clear if the new advisory panel would be asked to vote on such a move.

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