Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee | Official U.S. House headshot
Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee | Official U.S. House headshot
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) have announced a forthcoming Subcommittee hearing titled “Are CDC's Priorities Restoring Public Trust and Improving the Health of the American People?”
“Of all the government agencies that have broken the public’s trust, the CDC is at the top of the list. Unfortunately, the agency’s current priorities—like climate change and social determinants of health—do not instill confidence that the agency is focused on its core mission of improving public health and preventing the spread of diseases,” said Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie. “This hearing will give our Members an opportunity to hear directly from CDC officials on what steps the agency is taking to regain public trust and protect the health and wellbeing of the American people.”
The details for this hearing are as follows:
WHAT: A hearing to discuss whether Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) priorities are effectively working to regain public trust and protect public health.
DATE: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
TIME: 10:30 AM ET
LOCATION: 2322 Rayburn House Office Building
WITNESSES:
- Dr. Karen Hacker, M.D., M.P.H., Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dr. Allison Arwady, M.D., M.P.H., Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dr. Daniel Jernigan, M.D., M.P.H., Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, M.D., M.P.H., Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dr. Henry Walke, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Office of Readiness and Response, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dr. Jennifer Layden, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Office of Public Health Data Surveillance & Technology U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
The hearing will be open to both public attendance as well as press coverage; it will also be live-streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. For further inquiries regarding this event contact Emma Schultheis with Committee staff at Emma.Schultheis@mail.house.gov or Christopher Krepich at Christopher.Krepich@mail.house.gov.
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