Trump administration seeking to block funding for CDC, contact tracing and testing in new relief bill: report

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/507971-trump-administration-seeking-to-block-funding-for-cdc-contact-tracing?fbclid=IwAR3T3-rzYxlpsjmVjhtwVI0zryjwX3lqLOma_guqalz1YRONRcFyEDz805c

By Marty Johnson - 07/18/20 05:30 PM EDT


The Trump administration is attempting to block billions of dollars for contact tracing, additional testing and other coronavirus mitigation efforts that would potentially be included in Congress's next coronavirus relief package, officials involved in the negotiations told The Washington Post.

According to the Post's sources, the administration is also trying to block billions in funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that GOP senators want to give the agency as it continues to battle COVID-19 on the front lines.

The administration also wanted to take out billions of dollars that would go to the Pentagon and State Department to allow them to better combat the pandemic both domestically and internationally, the Post reports.

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