FY 2008 CDC Congressional Budget Hearing

• Budget Hearing Summary
• Dr. Gerberding's Written Statement
• Dr. Gerberding's Presentation

On Friday, March 9th, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Julie Gerberding presented the agency's fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget request during a Congressional Hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies. The CDC hearing was combined with a second panel during which Dr. Gerberding, Dr. Anthony Fauci (NIH) , and Dr. Gerald Parker (HHS) presented the HHS FY 2008 budget request for Emergency Preparedness. Brief opening comments by each were followedby questions from committee members.

Below are links to clips of issue-specific portions of the hearing. (Please note that video clips may take several seconds to load.)

Budget Hearing Videos

Opening Statements

Chronic Diseases

• Lowey (Obesity)
• Jackson (Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, REACH)
• Udall (Chronic Disease Spending)
• Ryan (Disease Prevention, STEPS, REACH)
• Ryan (Stress)
• Walsh (Disease Prevention, STEPS) - Part 1
• Walsh (Disease Prevention, STEPS) - Part 2
• Regula (Blood Disorders)
• Peterson (Physical Activities, School Health)
• Simpson (Oral Health)

Infectious Diseases

• DeLauro (Food Safety)
• McCollum (XDR TB)
• Regula (West Nile Virus)
• Weldon (Vaccine Safety)
• Lewis (Malaria)

HIV/AIDS

• Jackson (HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative)
• Lee (HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative) - Part 1
• Lee (HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative) - Part 2
• Weldon (HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative, Health Disparities)

Emergency Preparedness

• Roybal-Allard (Surge Capacity)
• Regula (Biosense)
• Simpson (Bioshield)

CDC Operations Issues

• Obey (Professional Judgment on Budget)
• Obey (Morale issues, staffing, bonuses)
• Roybal-Allard (Professional Judgment on Budget)
• Roybal-Allard (Personnel, Hiring, and Recruitment)
• Regula (Buildings and Facilities)