January 13, 2023 – The 2022 midterm elections resulted in a narrow Democratic margin in the Senate and a narrow Republican majority in the House. But for proponents of pandemic preparedness, a bipartisan cohort of lawmakers were returned to office.
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the lead Democratic sponsor of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, won re-election to a sixth term in office, and will chair the powerful Appropriations Committee in the next Congress. In the House, Representatives Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), the bipartisan authors of the Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile Act, both won re-election.
At the end of 2022, Congress left several legislative loose ends with respect to healthcare distribution and the medical supply chain. As we enter a new year with a new Congress, HIDA is advocating for several legislative priorities.
Read more in the latest issue of Repertoire Magazine.