Your Candidates-Your Health Provides Insight for FY09
Although FY09 starts today, the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will be funded at their current levels through March 6.
President Bush signed the “Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act” (H.R. 2638) yesterday. The bill includes FY09 appropriations for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs and extends funding for all other programs at 2008 levels through March 6.
The length of the continuing resolution means that the next President and Congress will determine FY 2009 funding levels. Leaders in Congress are hopeful that the next president will approve increased funding for domestic priorities, such as research to improve health, that President Bush had threatened to veto. Make sure you know where your candidates for Congress and President stand by visiting www.yourcandidatesyourhealth.org.