American Heart Association The House Appropriations Committee approved legislation for Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education and Related Agencies that includes provisions that would weaken public health infrastructure, stunt progress on lifesaving biomedical research, drain resources from tobacco prevention and control efforts and undermine programs to strengthen the health care workforce. The American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, issued the following statement: "We are disappointed by how this bill devalues and undercuts vital health, research and public programs in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget.

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