Budget Issues

Cleland cries foul over Bush request to slash CDC funding

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 17th, 2002

President Bush's proposal to slash funding for the Atlanta facility crucial to the anthrax investigation has left Georgia Sen. Max Cleland wondering about political favors.

Cleland said he was outraged when Bush's budget request proposed a $735 million cut for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which the president lauded during a November visit.

Construction money would slip to $184 million in the next budget year, down from $296 million this year. Cleland said that would make it difficult for the agency to fulfill its original 10-year plan, let alone an accelerated 5-year goal for rebuilding the crumbling facilities.

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