{"id":2203326,"date":"2024-03-21T12:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-measures-to-claw-back-covid-funds-and-oversee-who-included-in-funding-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:24:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:24:19","slug":"republican-measures-to-claw-back-covid-funds-and-oversee-who-included-in-funding-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-measures-to-claw-back-covid-funds-and-oversee-who-included-in-funding-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican funding bill includes measures to reclaim COVID funds and monitor WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-measures-to-claw-back-covid-funds-and-oversee-who-included-in-funding-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Republicans&#8217; Bold Moves \u200cin the Fiscal 2024 Appropriations Bill<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans made waves with their recent actions surrounding COVID-19 pandemic \u200baftermath\u2062 provisions in \u2062the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-blocking-measure-to-prohibit-imports-made-with-chinese-slave-labor\/\" title=\"Senate Dems Blocking Measure To Prohibit Imports Made With Chinese Slave Labor\">final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-deny-congresswomans-request-to-open-capitol-hill-for-sledding\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Deny Congresswoman\u2019s Request To Open Capitol Hill For Sledding\">appropriations bill<\/a><\/a> for fiscal 2024. Let&#8217;s dive into the top three impactful measures included in this significant spending package:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>1.\u200b Clawback of Unspent COVID-19 Funds<\/h3>\n<p>The bill aims to reclaim nearly\u2063 $6.5 billion in unspent COVID-19 \u2062emergency relief funding. This strategic move,\u2062 which comes after years post-pandemic declaration, \u200cdemonstrates a commitment to\u200c fiscal\u2062 responsibility and targeted spending adjustments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removal of $4.3 billion from \u200bthe Labor, Health, and Human Services sector.<\/li>\n<li>Cutting $2.16 billion in the Financial Services and General Government area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This trimming exercise is deemed \u200bnecessary to redirect funds to essential areas and curb unnecessary expenditures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>2. Demanding Greater\u200b WHO Oversight<\/h3>\n<p>Another key provision in the bill calls for improved\u2064 accountability at the World Health \u200dOrganization (WHO). This includes a mandate for a detailed report on WHO reforms\u200c and\u200b the \u2062reestablishment of\u2062 observer status for Taiwan within the\u2063 organization.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to ensure the WHO \u200doperates transparently and independently resonate strongly \u2062in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-accused-of-dumping-ultra-cheap-masks-into-u-s-market\/\" title=\"China Accused of Dumping \u2018Ultra-Cheap Masks\u2019 Into U.S. Market\">post-pandemic world<\/a> where global health governance\u2062 plays a pivotal role.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>3. Prohibition on Funds to \u2062EcoHealth Alliance in China<\/h3>\n<p>The appropriations bill \u200dalso takes a\u200b firm stand against\u200b funds directed\u2064 towards research conducted in \u200dChina by the EcoHealth Alliance. \u200bThis measure stems from concerns related to gain-of-function research and aims \u200cto safeguard \u200dnational security interests.<\/p>\n<p>The bill&#8217;s restrictions\u2063 highlight a cautious approach to funding entities \u2063engaged\u2062 in research activities\u200b that could have significant \u2063implications on public health and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-hands-out-tulips-as-major-retailers-flee-iconic-union-square-location\/\" title=\"San Francisco Distributes Tulips Amidst Departure of Key Stores from Union Square\">broader security concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ongoing\u200d narrative surrounding the appropriations bill underscores the complexities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-on-his-upcoming-debate-with-newsom-florida-already-won-the-debate\/\" title=\"DeSantis confident: Florida already won debate with Newsom.\">balancing public health<\/a>, international relations, and national security. With\u200b significant funding allocations and stringent directives, these provisions symbolize a proactive approach to addressing\u200d critical issues in a \u2063post-COVID world.<\/p>\n<p>For more details and \u200cin-depth coverage of these critical measures, stay tuned for updates from credible \u200dsources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans inserted various post-COVID-19 pandemic measures into the fiscal 2024 appropriations bill. The 1,012-page, $1 trillion minibus bill was approved by lawmakers in the early hours of Thursday. It averts a government shutdown pending President Joe Biden&#8217;s signature on the bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2203327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080496987659-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080496987659-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}