NIH Vigil 7-18-26

The Good

• Almost 500k comments on proposed OMB rule

• 27 UNIHTED in the news

• Proposed rule to disallow Medicaid/Medicare from hospitals performing gender-affirming care “shelved” by Trump administration after receiving 30,000 comments mostly in opposition 

The Bad

• Plan to turn major monkey research facility into sanctuary may be dead

• Jay-B continues to mislead at a CDC seminar on vaccine effectiveness

• Appeals court rules in favor of Trump administration

• Vought is dismantling the CFPB

The Ugly

• Trump Administration Cuts Off Health Care Research Grants Without Warning

• Parasite outbreak still happening, likely due to government firings 

• Workforce Shifts: Trump Officials Have Told Agencies to Find More Workers to Make At-Will

• Democrats demand transparency from White House on Schedule Policy/Career

Calls to Action

• Now that OMB Comments are closed, there’s still so much you can do!

  • Contact your reps and tell them how you want them to oppose the rule

  • Read personal and organizational comments (like 27 UNIHTEDs) and advocate publicly against the rule to encourage others to call their reps how bad the rule is 

• Impeach Russell Vought Campaign Ramping Up Again!

  • The Civil Servants Coalition, along with partner organizations and 27 UNIHTED are supporting a worker-led impeach Russell Vought campaign, sign the petition and ask your friends to sign! www.impeachvought.com/

• Next Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Meeting July 31

  • Vaccine skeptics have taken over the IACC, get the word out about the upcoming meeting

  • Contact your reps about concerns with the makeup of the IACC meeting