Budget cuts have crippled Ebola outbreak response: Congress must do these 6 things
How many need to die before Congress cares enough to reject President Trump’s massive cuts to public health preparedness and response? It is not too late to stop the spread of this outbreak and save lives. Urgent action is needed and our nation’s continued silence will only put us and the rest of the world at greater risk.
- ▪How many need to die before Congress cares enough to reject President Trump’s massive cuts to public health preparedness and response?
- ▪It is not too late to stop the spread of this outbreak and save lives.
- ▪Urgent action is needed and our nation’s continued silence will only put us and the rest of the world at greater risk.
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Opinion>Opinions - Healthcare The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Budget cuts have crippled Ebola outbreak response: Congress must do these 6 things Comments: by Ben Smilowitz, opinion contributor - 06/03/26 1:00 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ben Smilowitz, opinion contributor - 06/03/26 1:00 PM ET Comments: Link copied A health worker collects meals for Ebola patients at the treatment center in Rwampara, Congo, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) An Ebola outbreak is a real-life horror movie, a virus with no treatment and the Trump administration is refusing to take necessary countermeasures to prevent it from spreading.
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