Maloney Applauds Removal of CDC Research Gun Violence Research Ban in Omnibus Text

Mar 21, 2018
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of HR1832, a bill to repeal the Dickey Amendment and fund gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control, applauded language included in the Omnibus spending bill to remove the ban on such research. 


“Gun violence is a public health crisis and it needs to be treated like one,” said Rep. Maloney. “That starts with letting the CDC research gun violence to learn more about what drives it and how it can be prevented. I’m glad to see that language to repeal this senseless gag order on research is included in this must-pass omnibus bill. I have been working with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) for years now on a bill to do just that and with this important change the CDC can and should begin conducting this research as soon as possible.”

 

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Issues: 
Gun Safety