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CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is running out of ways to be creative with its limited pandemic funds and needs more flexibility from Congress, Director Rochelle Walensky told CQ Roll Call in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades - Roll Call

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says her agency needs more authority to gather data to fight public health threats such as COVID-19, mpox.

Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022

Election Day Is Here: Which Politicians Are Profiting (Or Losing) On Stocks?

U.S. voters will spend the majority of Tuesday casting their ballots for the candidates they want to represent them in Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Benzinga · Nov 8, 2022

Administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency - Roll Call

The administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency and says it will make it easier to get vaccines to patients.

Roll Call · Aug 4, 2022

Doctors warn US monkeypox response is lagging

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified more than 1,000 cases of monkeypox in the United States, but even though the federal government has ample treatments and vaccinations on hand, physicians say bureaucratic red tape is hindering their ability to respond to and contain the outbreak.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

Doctors warn US monkeypox response is lagging - Roll Call

The number of U.S. monkeypox cases is above 1,000, and doctors say that figure is higher because many people cannot easily access testing.

Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022

Justice Department makes public search warrant targeting Sen. Richard Burr over stock trades

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday made public a search warrant it used to obtain Sen. Richard M. Burr’s cellphone in 2020 as part of an investigation into his stock trades at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 18, 2022

GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks’ future

​WASHINGTON — The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, as the party faces some soul-searching over whether to keep the practice if they retake one or both chambers after November’s midterms.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks' future - Roll Call

The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, which may prompt a second look at the practice.

Roll Call · Jun 13, 2022