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After some members objected to payment methods, House Democrats removed the $ 15.6 billion transaction in COVID bailout funds from the omnibus spending bill.
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After a rebellion by his members, Demus yanks relief
The White House’s funding for COVID-19 is “urgent” for purchasing new treatments and developing next-generation vaccines after it has been removed from the government’s funding bill.
speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Peroshi House votes on Russia’s fuel ban on Tuesday, other trade sanctions house advances bill to ban Russian oil Live coverage-House votes for Russia’s fuel ban, sanctions MORE (D-Calif.) Confirmed the news in a “Dear Colleague” letter Wednesday afternoon, primarily blaming Republicans for the impasse that caused a surprising last-minute revision to a larger spending package.
“Due to Republican claims and resistance to these offsets by many members, we will return to the Rules Commission to remove COVID funds and respond to the revised bill,” she writes. .. “Today we must proceed with an omnibus that includes emergency funding for Ukraine and emergency funding to meet the needs of American families.”
“Removing COVID funds is painful and we need to keep fighting for the urgent need of COVID support, but unfortunately it is not included in this bill.”
Pelosi blamed the Republicans primarily, but it was the angry members of her own caucuses who ultimately forced her hand.
Controversy: The move is between Pelosi, budget committee leaders, and other key panels, and many lawmakers who have proposed that the $ 1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill released just hours ago offset $ 15.6. Happened after a noisy morning internal negotiations.1 billion new COVID-19 spending by reclaiming unused money sent to certain states as part of the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus bailout bill signed by President Biden
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It was lawmakers in these states who threatened to block the passage of omnibus unless the clawback clause was removed.
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Pfizer launches antiviral trials for children
Pfizer announced on Wednesday that it has begun Phases 2 and 3 of its research on the use of antiviral COVID-19 treatment in infants.
Oral COVID-19 treatment, called Paxlovid, is currently one of the two SARS-CoV-2 antiviral treatments approved in the United States. It is approved for use by people up to the age of 12 who weigh 40 kg (88 lbs) or more.
“Since the pandemic began, more than 11 million children under the age of 18 have been COVID-19-positive in the United States alone, accounting for almost 18% of reported cases and leading to more than 100,000 hospitalizations. “Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer’s chief scientific officer, said.
“There is a great unmet need for outpatient treatment that children and adolescents can receive to prevent progression to serious illnesses such as hospitalization and death.”
trial: The Pfizer trial will include approximately 140 participants under the age of 18. Participants are divided into two groups of participants aged 6 to 17 years. Between 44 and 88 pounds.
The drug company also said it is also working on antiviral treatments for participants under the age of six.
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Democrats lose dispute over hide amendment on abortion
Democrats strive to remove decades-old amendments from the annual government funding law that prevent people from using Medicaid or other federal health programs to cover abortion services in the face of fierce opposition from the Republicans. Failed.
Senate Democrats previously omitted this provision, also known as the Hyde Amendment, from last year’s law to fund labor, health, welfare, and education sectors.Marked For the first time in decades Senate Democrats have removed the amendment from the annual government budget.
However, this amendment is included in the latest text of the 2022 Government Expenditure Comprehensive Package. Announced by Senator The beginning of Wednesday.
Republican supporters said Wednesday that the omnibus law would include a Weldon amendment. Democratic riders have also previously tried to forbid groups that do not want to provide abortion treatment from being denied the federal dollar.
The Hyde Amendment bans the use of federal funds for abortion in most cases. Riders have been included in the annual budget since they were introduced by the people in charge at the time. Henry Hyde (Republican Party) in the 1970s.
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Congress on the verge of closing the vaping loophole
Congress is on the verge of empowering the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate synthetic nicotine, which some legislators and anti-tobacco advocates will close the loophole.
Bipartisan provisions in the Long-Term Government Financing Act I agreed this week The FDA can regulate synthetic nicotine products produced in the laboratory rather than from tobacco plants in the same way it regulates tobacco products.
Larger legislation still under discussion empowers the FDA on tobacco products containing nicotine from all sources.
In recent years, the FDA has tightened its enforcement of e-cigarette regulations to remove disposable arc products, refillable pods, and flavored liquids from the market. However, as distributors cracked down, companies such as Puff Bars took advantage of loopholes by selling products containing only synthetic nicotine.
“This bipartisan legislative measure helps protect children from highly addictive products such as flavored e-cigarettes that contain synthetic nicotine by ensuring that the FDA monitors all synthetic nicotine products. increase. Patty Murray
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Who: Global COVID Drops-followed by 19 cases
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the global decline in COVID-19 cases continues this week.
Officials said the number of cases decreased by 5% from the previous week as the decline continued for more than a month. Associated Press reported..
Health agencies also reported that the number of global deaths from coronavirus has decreased by 8% in the last two weeks.
The sharpest decline in cases last week was 46% in the Middle East and 40% in Africa.
According to AP, infections increased only in the western Pacific at 46%.
The worldwide death toll from a pandemic has exceeded 6 million this week after a two-year struggle against the disease.
According to data collected by The New York Times, the number of cases has decreased by 51% in the last 14 days in the United States. On Tuesday, Hawaii became the last state to drop its Maskman date.
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What we are reading
- Trump has helped start-ups to manufacture pharmaceutical ingredients in US soil. The new product depends on foreign supply (Washington post).
- With nearly a million US COVIDs dying, supporters are approaching an anniversary (NPR).
- Empty Shops and Escape: Hong Kong’s Covid crackdown stirs panic (New York Times).
State by state
- A University of California has grown to unify the city and fight Covid. Why are there no other people? ((((Kaiser Health News).
- My Michigan Health CEO Diane Postler-Slattery, husband dies in a plane crash (MLive.com).
- Patients in Missouri nursing homes receive less time care than most other states (KCUR).
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