The US Secretary of Health acknowledged that layoffs have impaired the operation of the institutions
The Secretary of Health of the United States, readmitted 942 dismissed employees from the CDC (Disease Control and Prevention Centers) and the NIH (National Health Institutes). The decision was announced on Tuesday (24.Jun.2025) during a hearing at the Health Subcommittee of the Chamber of Representatives in Washington DC
Of the total renovation, 722 professionals returned to the CDC and 220 to NIH. The measure was taken because the agencies faced operational difficulties after the.
“I brought 722 people back to the CDC [e] 220 to NIH because we were not able to do our work ”Kennedy said to the Health Subcommittee of the House of Representative Energy and Commerce Commission.
The readmission is carried out in a context of the Kennedy plan to reformulate US health agencies, which includes that of 10,000 jobs in FDA (Food and Medicines Administration), CDC and NIH. The secretary acknowledged that some of the dismissed employees were necessary for the proper operation of the institutions.
Prior to the renovation, Kennedy planned to dismiss 2,400 NIH CDC and 1,200 employees. President Donald Trump’s budget proposal (Republican Party) to 2026 determines the $ 18 billion cut in NIH financing and $ 3.6 billion from the CDC.
In his initial statement at the hearing, Kennedy argued that personnel reductions would save $ 1.8 billion a year to taxpayers and make the Department of Health and Human Services, which supervises other agencies, more efficient.
The hearing of this 3rd (24.jun.) Aimed to review the health -related spending plans proposed by Kennedy within the budget presented by President Trump for 2026.
The criteria used to select the employees who have returned to the agencies were not disclosed or if there will be new readmissions beyond the 942 already announced.
