Washington, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Caucus, applauded Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement today (https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/2089341520142860328?s=20) that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a variety of new initiatives to improve patient care, enable earlier diagnoses, and accelerate research for Lyme disease.
"Under President Trump and Secretary Kennedy's bold leadership, the HHS is taking important steps towards addressing and mitigating the national public health emergency caused by Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses over the past several dec...