Until earlier this morning, I worked for NIOSH. The whole Institute was gutted. 873 employees. All of Occupational Safety and Health research cut. Devastating.

Concerning NIOSH: I worked in miner safety & hygiene for years. Every piece of respiratory protection equipment that we put into service required NIOSH approval as a starting point. I’m talking about silicosis & mesothelioma prevention - serious stuff. NIOSH approval is the gold standard.