Durbin Joins Colleagues To Introduce Resolution Warning Of Serious Public Health Threats From Trump Administration Freeze On Critical Health Alerts, Including Disease Outbreaks And Food Contamination

WASHINGTON – Followingreportsthat the Trump Administration has paused critical communications from federal health agencies, including warnings on disease outbreaks and food contamination, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to introduce a resolution calling for uninterrupted health warning services for the American people.
“Doctors, researchers, and patients nationwide depend on federal health agencies to alert them to disease outbreaks or food contamination.  Pausing critical health alerts is dangerous and irresponsible,”said Durbin.
Joining Durbin and Schatz in introducing the resolution were U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Tina Smith (D-MN).
The full text of the resolution isavailable here.
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