Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Hearing on Reauthorizing Key Biodefense and Public Health Preparedness Programs

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"America's public health security is a critical part of our national security, which requires our government to be equipped to respond to all types of hazards, whether deliberate, accidental, or natural. Reauthorizing these important biodefense and public health preparedness programs will require us to consider lessons learned from the government's immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also be forward thinking about the next possible threat--whether it's chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, a cyberattack, or another emerging infectious disease. Doing so will require bipartisan cooperation and work, which we look forward to continuing in this hearing."

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