RESCISSIONS: Sen. Approps. Chair Sen. Susan Collins told me her understanding right now is: **vote(s) is expected Tuesday**, but exact procedures/process still TBD - Leader Thune’s call. And she is working on amendments.

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In the midst of the #PEPFAR rescission battle, likely to be considered tomorrow, the House just put out its FY 26 funding bill which includes....full funding for PEPFAR at its FY 25 level ($4.395 at State), and $1.5 for the Global Fund. appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…

"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it" waste, fraud, etc: it costs $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000 theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Thune says there will be a procedural vote on the rescissions package today but GOP still working to find a path to 51. “We’re trying to find out if there’s a path forward that gets us 51 and stays consistent with what the White House proposed.”

The Trump administration will pay to incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When the packets burn, their labels will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one.

Rep Aderholt, the House cardinal for the Labor-HHS funding bill, says his subcommittee markup won’t be until September. This all but makes a CR official. Government funding runs out Sept 30. House GOP saving most complicated bill for the end.

OMB Director Russ Vought tells us there will be a managers amendment to the rescissions bill that will remove PEPFAR.

🚨Huge news: Funds for PEPFAR won’t be cut anymore as part of the rescissions package, Jordain Carney reports. politico.com/live-updates/2…

This is part of the reason why funding for PEPFAR is being removed from the rescission bill. The claims could not be backed up. Apoorva Mandavilli nytimes.com/2025/07/15/hea…

New data on global childhood immunization levels show that the U.S. lags behind 85 countries in first dose of #measles vaccine, and behind 33 countries for dose 2.

Votes on rescissions shouldn't rely on untrue allegations, like claiming PEPFAR funded abortions in Russia. “Any administration can ask for rescissions & provide reasons for doing so,” said Jen Kates, but "the reasons here are not backed up by facts." nytimes.com/2025/07/15/hea…

Yes, there has already been an impact on lifesaving assistance due to PEPFAR funding cuts: Mozambique: 25% ⬇️in ART initiations. Joburg, South Africa: 30% ⬇️in ART initiations. Latin America & Caribbean region: 156,164 beneficiaries estimated to lose access to HIV services

Spoke to Jen Kates about long-term PrEP as a game-changer in the worldwide fight against HIV -- and whether we're going to blow the opportunity because the Trump administration has pulled so far back on global aid thebulwark.com/p/we-are-fumbl… (1)

"We’re on the precipice of the biggest innovation in the fight against HIV in years. Limiting it to certain groups not at highest risk, as the administration has done to date, risks missing a historic opportunity” -- Jen Kates (3) thebulwark.com/p/we-are-fumbl…

ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States: a detailed primer of the effects of Secretary Kennedy's actions on coverage. via @kff Jen Kates kff.org/d127ed5/

White House officials paused — then released — billions of dollars in NIH research funding on Tuesday Comes amid Trump officials' broader crackdown on NIH funds, which has unsettled some in GOP w Hannah Natanson Jeff Stein carolyn johnson washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Proving once again how successful tobacco control has been as a public health intervention: my 10 year old and his best friend don’t know what ashtrays are.

Banneker Pool sometimes feels more like a club than a public pool, with Bad Bunny and Charli XCX blasting across the deck. That's thanks to Marcus Truman, the pool operator and vibe curator at D.C.'s see-and-be-seen summer hangout. 51st.news/banneker-pool-…