Opportunity to raise your voice on environmental funding!
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which sets forth their plans for reducing the federal budget by slashing nondefense programs, including ones that support environmental public health. The Senate has yet to set spending limits for the federal budget, which means there remains much negotiation regarding the final fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget.
NEHA has submitted requests to both the House and Senate appropriators for robust funding of both FDA’s food safety programs and CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health.
NEHA encourages you to reach out to your congressional members to urge them to protect the federal environmental health programs that are vital to every state, local, tribal, and territorial environmental public health program. For your convenience, below is a draft email you can use to send to your legislators.
Thank you for your support in advocating for our profession. Your voice matters!
Sample Email
Dear Congressperson [Name],
Federal funding for environmental public health programs is vital to ensuring clean air and water, healthy schools, safe food, and response to climate disasters in every community.
We support FY 2024 funding of both FDA’s food safety programs and CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health at the following levels:
CDC National Center for Environmental Health: $300 million
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: $95 million
FDA Food Safety Program: $1,282 million
Federal and State Initiative: $140 million
Thank you for protecting our families and businesses by funding and supporting environmental public health initiatives.
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