May 11, 2012

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) called on the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to investigate stimulus grantees' use of tax dollars to lobby state and local governments. Grant reports submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show grantees using federal tax dollars to influence laws, regulations and policies at the federal, state and local level.