Steve Cohen: “On Tuesday, Rotary International recognized champions who have worked to eradicate polio around the world. Rotary…”

“On Tuesday, Rotary International recognized champions who have worked to eradicate polio around the world. Rotary International has done a great job, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has, too. But as one of two congressional Members who were purple hearts of the polio years, I wish to thank them, but also say how dreadful it is--and awful--that the budget that is being proposed will reduce funding by almost 20 percent to the National Institutes of Health and also to the CDC. The CDC and the National Institutes of Health protect us from health scourges and look for cures and treatments that can protect people in the future. The National Institutes of Health needs to have more funding, not less, and so does the CDC. ____________________”