U.S. Debt limit deal claws back unspent COVID relief money for various agencies including CDC

Debt limit deal claws back unspent COVID relief money As part of spending negotiations between the White House and House Republicans, pandemic-era aid is getting pulled back. A document circulated by the White House shows what would be cut. NPR

Pulling back funds that have already been appropriated is what's known in budget-speak as "rescission." Based on a document being circulated by the White House to congressional Democrats and obtained by NPR, these rescissions focus on funds that had not been spent by agencies on their respective pandemic-era programs.

Recissions include:

• Education Department: $391 million from the Education Stabilization Fund to support states and schools through the pandemic;
• Health and Human Services: Over $13 billion across the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and other response agencies for vaccine distribution, research and pharmaceutical supply chain recovery; 
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