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Dave Weldon
In a Nov. 22 post published on Truth Social, Trump announced former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., as his pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The president-elect praised Weldon as a “respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues.”
“As a father of two and a husband for 45 years, Dave understands American Family Values, and views Health as one of utmost importance. Dave will proudly restore the CDC to its true purpose, and will work to end the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and Make America Healthy Again,” Trump added.
The most notable aspect of Weldon’s legacy from his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, which lasted from 1995-2009, is the creation of the Weldon Amendment. Attached to every government funding bill containing appropriations for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for two decades, the Weldon Amendment seeks to ensure that healthcare providers opposed to abortion do not face pressure to perform them.
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“None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions,” the Weldon Amendment states.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
