Texas Rep wants to cut $95M global health center

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Representative Brandon Gill (R-TX) has introduced new legislation aimed at eliminating the $95 million Fogarty International Center, aligning with the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce government spending.

In an exclusive statement to Breitbart News, Gill stated, “We are gutting government waste under President Trump’s strong America-first leadership and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. As a member of the House D.O.G.E. Subcommittee, I am doing my part through this legislation to slash unnecessary taxpayer-funded programs and centers.”

He elaborated further, “The Fogarty International Center has a history of funding projects that are antithetical to American values and harm our nation’s global standing. The U.S. spent nearly $13 billion on global health initiatives last year—we can spare a $95 million program that pushes a woke agenda overseas and wastes taxpayer dollars.”

I just introduced a bill to ABOLISH the Fogarty International Center—a wasteful, duplicative NIH program pushing a woke global health agenda on the taxpayer’s dime.

💰 $95M saved
✂️ No funding for radical projects
🇺🇸 Focus NIH on American health, not globalist WHO priorities pic.twitter.com/6nJa1xjWHC

— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) February 7, 2025

While the Fogarty International Center works to support global health research conducted by the United States as part of the National Institutes of Health’s mission, critics argue that its functions duplicate those of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease’s international research efforts.

Critics have also raised concerns about the Center’s partnerships with the World Health Organization, an organization from which Trump withdrew during his presidency, and its interpretation of global health equity principles.

The Center’s funding choices have drawn scrutiny for their apparent misalignment with Trump administration priorities. Notable projects include studies on PrEP stigma intervention through ethnodrama, analysis of stigma’s impact on HIV-positive women in Ukraine, and research on reducing HIV stigma among high-risk women in Kazakhstan.

Exactly right, @benshapiro

Elon Musk is gutting waste, fraud, and abuse.

Meanwhile, Soros and his machine have been shoving wokeness down our throats for years.

Time to shut it down. pic.twitter.com/080A4tVaM8

— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) February 7, 2025

This legislative proposal represents the latest effort to reduce federal spending, particularly within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiatives.

DOGE Chair Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) expressed her support, stating, “Congress and DOGE must find common sense ways to save money, and abolishing the Fogarty International Center is an easy place to start. No one wastes money better than Washington, which is why my subcommittee will work hard to return money back to hard-working Americans.”

She added, “I am excited to cosponsor Congressman Gill’s legislation, and I look forward to having him on the DOGE Subcommittee to combat government waste, fraud, and abuse.”