Vermont Senate Health & Welfare Committee reviews draft resolution opposing recent federal public‑health actions

The Senate Health & Welfare Committee on May 30 reviewed a draft senate resolution opposing what the draft describes as recent federal actions that threaten public health, and discussed edits and potential sponsors.

The draft, described to the committee by Jen Harvey of the Office of Legislative Council, lists several federal actions the drafters said could affect public health, including a January 20, 2025, executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), staffing reductions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the draft characterizes as eliminating “approximately 20,000 employees,” and program cuts at federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health…