GOP Congressman Makes CDC Director Squirm After Confronting Him on Children’s Vaccine

[Forever_frost]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/07/gop-congressman-makes-cdc-director-squirm-after-confronting-him-on-childrens-vaccine-cuts-let-me-get-this-straight/

Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) is winning praise for tackling the director of the CDC over claims that sequestration will result in a drastic cut to children’s vaccinations in the state, RightScoop calling it a ”fantastic obliteration” and a “must watch.”

A medical doctor himself, Harris spoke with no hesitation when he began by asking whether the CDC had worked with the White House in crafting a memo blaming Republicans for the cut:

“Dr. Frieden, I have a great deal of concern about a document that my office got from the White House that talked about the cuts that were going to occur due to Republicans, affecting children… It says in Maryland about 2,050 fewer children will receive vaccines due to reduced funding for vaccinations of about $140,000. Did the CDC assist the White House in preparing that estimate?”

“I’d have to get back to you on that,” Frieden responded.

Thoroughly unimpressed, Harris asks: “You as the director don’t know if you assisted the White House in preparing an estimate that was distributed to every member of Congress?”

Harris changes gears after Frieden says he would have to double check the numbers, asking specifically which program is being affected.

“And what did the president’s budget do to [program] 317, the president’s prospective budget?” Harris inquires. ”Does [a] $58 million cut sound familiar?”

Frieden says yes, before Harris proceeds: “And what [did] the sequester cut?…Does $30 million sound familiar?”

Receiving positive acknowledgement, Harris continues: “So actually, the president cut the program twice as much in his budget. Can I assume that the president’s proposed [cut] would have reduced funding to 4,400 children in Maryland?”

Astonishingly, the CDC head says that under president Obama’s proposed $58 million cut, they believe they could have run the program more efficiently and avoided the cuts.

“Let me get it straight…Is it your testimony that under the president’s proposed cut of $58 million in his budget to the 317 program, you could have avoided cuts to vaccines to children in Maryland?” Harris asks.

“We believe that we could have maintained vaccination levels, yes,” the CDC director responds.

Harris concludes with a knowing, “very interesting.”

The entire exchange is well worth the watch:

[Vertnut]

This president wants as many people to suffer as possible, for the sake of getting his point across. He's a pathetic excuse for a leader and through his actions, proves time and again that he really doesn't care who he hurts as long as his ego stays intact.

[sc281]

This president wants as many people to suffer as possible, for the sake of getting his point across. He's a pathetic excuse for a leader and through his actions, proves time and again that he really doesn't care who he hurts as long as his ego stays intact.

It was revealed today that the ONLY cut that was made to the white house budget was the kids tours.

[quikag]

Pitiful. The government is awful, just awful.

[Forever_frost]

It was revealed today that the ONLY cut that was made to the white house budget was the kids tours.

You mean the tours given by volunteers who receive no pay to do it?

[sc281]

You mean the tours given by volunteers who receive no pay to do it?

Yup.

Saves $14k a WEEK. $728k a YEAR. Sounds like a lot.


It's just shy of 52 seconds of government spending.


Way to make the big cuts, boys! That was the ONLY thing they could cut. That's one golf outing for Obama.

[Pro88LX]

It was revealed today that the ONLY cut that was made to the white house budget was the kids tours.

You mean the tours given by volunteers who receive no pay to do it?

Yup.

Saves $14k a WEEK. $728k a YEAR. Sounds like a lot.


It's just shy of 52 seconds of government spending.


Way to make the big cuts, boys! That was the ONLY thing they could cut. That's one golf outing for Obama.

thats fucking pitiful

[Sean88gt]

Some (ie, a lot) of these assholes need to be publicly executed for what they are doing.

[jyro]

Who the fuck is THEY

Yup.

Saves $14k a WEEK. $728k a YEAR. Sounds like a lot.


It's just shy of 52 seconds of government spending.


Way to make the big cuts, boys! That was the ONLY thing they could cut. That's one golf outing for Obama.

Obama was the only THEY that set up the cuts. It was the White House plan , he proposed it. Congress tried to give him control over where the cuts could be made but he told them he would veto any plan other than what was proposed.

"a July 27, 2011, afternoon meeting between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and White House negotiators. Reid wanted a “trigger” as part of a debt deal, some way to force more cuts in the future without defaulting on the debt that summer. Chief of Staff Jack Lew and adviser Rob Nabors proposed sequestration, as a threat that could be averted if/when Congress passed a better deal."

[bcoop]

Meanwhile they spend $34,000,000/yr to broadcast TV to less than 1% of Cuba's residents.

[DallasSleeper]

Meanwhile they spend $34,000,000/yr to broadcast TV to less than 1% of Cuba's residents.

Or send 250,000,000 to the Muslim Brotherhood

[Forever_frost]

Several R's have offered to pay to run the tours, paying for one week per R.