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Also Congress stalled action on fighting the virus by not passings FY2020 appropriations for H&HS which includes CDC. Originally in bill HR 2740.
President Trump signed EO 13887 on Sept 19 2019 to make flu season preparations and immunization a priority of the CDC. This allowed the CDC to redirect availble funds until appropriations passed.
Congress did not pass the appropriations until consolidated with others on Dec 19, 2019 in HR 1865. The passed appropriations reduced two key CDC line items from the FY2019 funds:
immunization and respiratory diseases reduced $44,750,000
public health preparedness and response reduced $615,000,000
Three months of CDC work was hindered by lack of appropriations. Also diggs of WA DOH and other states webpages indicate little preemptive training or planning was conducted on the state level beyond posting CDC resource links.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2740/text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1865/text
Yet Congress was able pass the emergency $8.3 billion appropriations in two days.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6074/text