Senator Bernie Sanders Holds “Vaccines Work” Press Conference
September 10, 2025 Dozens of clinicians and researchers, most in scrubs or white coats, were on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning…
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AAI Capitol Hill Day Training Leads to On-the-fly Advocacy
Virginia Shapiro used her AAI Public Affairs training to take advantage of an advocacy opportunity and got her message to the Senate Minority Leader.
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.
Statement on House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Rejection of Deep Cuts to NIH Funding for FY 2026
AAI thanks the House Subcommittee for its decisive rejection of the administration’s proposed 40 percent cut to the NIH in its FY 2026 funding bill.
AAI Hosts Virtual Hill Days for Members in Four States
On August 19 and 20, AAI members from Alabama, Florida, Kansas, and Louisiana joined AAI government affairs staff for meetings…
President Trump Issues Sweeping Executive Order Giving Political Appointees Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
President Trump has signed an executive order requiring that a presidential appointee must review all funding opportunities and discretionary grant awards.
AAI Statement on Senate Appropriations Committee Approval of Increased NIH Funding for FY 2026
The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) is delighted that the Senate Appropriations Committee has recognized the critical importance of biomedical research by increasing funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in its fiscal year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending bill.
Senate Republicans Advocate for Swift Release of NIH Funds; OMB Freezes, then Unfreezes, NIH Funding
On July 25, Senator Katie Britt (R-AL), alongside 13 Republican colleagues, sent a letter to White House Office of Management…
AAI Launches New Initiative to Develop Consensus Policy Recommendations
We recently launched a new “Position Statement” program that is designed to engage AAI members in establishing the organizations advocacy and policy priorities.
Reconstituted CDC ACIP Holds First Meeting
Our roundup of the first meeting of ACIP following RFK Jr’s dismissal of all of its members, which resulted in several new recommendations about vaccine policy.