1182: View from Washington D.C.: Congress Heads into Recess as Budget and Public Health Decisions Loom

Critical funding decisions are on hold, but the stakes for public health continue to grow.  In this view from Washington D.C., ASTHO vice president for Government Affairs Jeffrey Ekoma provides a Federal Health Policy Update on recent movement in Washington. He discusses the Senate confirmation of Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, the status of Sean Kaufman's nomination to lead ASPR, and the latest developments in FY2027 appropriations. Ekoma also explains the competing continuing resolution proposals, what Congress must accomplish after the August recess, and how negotiations over supplemental funding, reconciliation, and federal assistance could shape public health priorities in the months ahead.U.S. Disease Tracker