Urge Congress to Override Veto of Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
This just in from Laura Schiebelhut of the Brain Injury Association:
Last week, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 3043), including some important funding increases for TBI programs. Yesterday, President Bush vetoed the bill.
A showdown between Democratic leaders in Congress and the White House is now expected to ensue over this critical domestic spending bill. The bill is now back in the hands of Congress, and the House of Representatives is expected to vote to override the president's veto TOMORROW, Thursday, November 15, 2007.
Please contact your Representative and Senators IMMEDIATELY and urge them to override the veto of the LHHS appropriations bill.
The bill provides $9.455 million for the HRSA Federal TBI program, over the total $8.910 million allocated last year. Likewise, the bill includes $5.960 million in funding for CDC TBI programs, an increase from approximately $5.3 million last year. Also of key importance, the bill includes $900,000 in additional funding for the TBI Model Systems of Care program, which BIAA fought hard for this year, in order to prevent this important research program from being downsized.
The bill also provides valuable funding for Lifespan Respite Care ($2 million) and trauma care systems ($3 million), as well as a 3.1% increase for the National Institutes of Health and a 6.6% increase for the Centers for Disease Control.
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