Posted on 03/28/2023 9:05:53 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
The nation's efforts to develop and stockpile key medicines for guarding against public health threats are underfunded by some $35 billion, the Biden administration warned Congress on Monday, forcing officials to make risky trade-offs that could leave the U.S. unprepared for the next emergency.
Over the next five years, the Department of Health and Human Services estimates that the U.S. will need $64 billion overall to fund the work of an array of agencies tasked with "medical countermeasures" for threats ranging from COVID-19 to nuclear attacks.
That means, at funding levels that had been laid out by Congress last year, the National Institutes of Health, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, and Food and Drug Administration say they will together be billions short of what they need to sustain their pipeline of emergency medicines.
The estimates released Tuesday are the first of its kind given to Congress since authorities dug deep into the nation's stocks for responses to COVID-19, mpox, and Ebola. While the exact math of the shortfall could be slightly smaller after the latest budget passed by Congress, officials say there remains a wide gap between their needs and available money.
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Somebody needs to take the money machine keys away from the Democrat Party.
And how much did President Stinkweed give to Ukraine?
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Camel just gave it to Africa
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The solution to every problem is always ‘more money’. If these people are so wise then maybe they could come up with some other ‘solutions’ every once in a while.
Hey Biden.
Just take it out of the money China gives you... or out of your Ukrainian money-laundering operation.
There is no amount of medical money available to cover the deaths and wounding of millions of Americans as the Biden kakistocracy moves us into a defeat in the coming World War III.
It’s not just the ‘Rats...
Maybe we can get a loan from Ukraine
There will be shortfalls all over the place. Because the buck stops at Braindeads desk. A lot of bucks.
They need to stock p[ile medicine for Trump Derangement Syndrome for when Trump wins in November of 2024.......you know, tranqulizers made out of lead and brass.
How much do we spend on illegal immigrants?
But maybe that's Biden's euphemism for weapons and ammunition for the Public Health Service so Admiral Levine and her minions can enforce their edicts on the hoi polloi.
Good
After the COVID-19 emergency ended Biden tapped into every bit of the money a blew it now the SOB wants congress to increase the spending bill.
Spend tax and repeat a true democrat.
Maybe slugzunski can loan us the shortfall? 🤔
THIS!
Does anyone really believe that these @ssholes can’t just print themselves some more cash at the tradeoff of a little more inflation. Sheesh...stop the crisis rhetoric. If it’s legitimately for medicine, then no politician will have the stones to say no....come to think of it politicians can never say no to spending because that’s how they buy votes.
But by all means, keep giving it ($$$$) away to Ukraine and other corrupt govs. SMH
The dems need fatter wallets.
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