Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Federal Public Health Coordination and Emergency Medical ResponseDescription
A federal public-health agency charged with coordinating medical and health responses during emergent humanitarian incidents. In the current material the CDC acts as an operational partner to the White House crisis team: supplying expert contacts, advising on medical logistics for incoming refugees, coordinating deployment of doctors and aid, and liaising on disease screening, surveillance, and emergency medical response procedures.
Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
S2E17
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The Stackhouse Filibuster
Stackhouse's Fierce Autism Funding Ultimatum Ejects Josh
Stackhouse explicitly demands three special autism epidemiology units at the CDC within his $47M filibuster ask, positioning it alongside Centers of Excellence and gene banking as frontline autism warrior—elevating CDC from background agency to pivotal funding battleground in stalled health bill.
Active Representation
Referenced as direct federal funding recipient
Power Dynamics
Empowered beneficiary under Stackhouse's legislative pressure on White House
Institutional Impact
Highlights misprioritized health funding, thrusting CDC into children's advocacy spotlight
Organizational Goals
Establish specialized autism epidemiology units
Secure $14M+ in targeted research funding
Influence Mechanisms
Expertise in disease surveillance leveraged for autism
Federal partnerships amplifying grant demands