April 27, 2022
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable Charles Schumer Senate Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 |
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 |
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McCarthy and Leader McConnell:
On behalf of leading patient, provider, and public health organizations committed to ensuring access to COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines, thank you for your continued leadership in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for your unwavering commitment to protecting patients and their access to essential public health response tools. For more than two years, strong, bipartisan Congressional and Administrative alignment has ensured that all Americans have had access to the critical tools necessary to combat the pandemic, regardless of insurance status. However, those efforts risk stalling, prompting us to write today to express our urgent concern around the exhaustion of funding for essential components of our nation’s pandemic response.