AdvertisementSpending Bill Lets CDC Study Gun Violence; But Researchers Are Skeptical It Will HelpMarch 23, 2018Nell GreenfieldboycefacebookEmailDr. Garen Wintemute at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, says of the new authority given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "There's no funding. There's no agreement to provide funding. There isn't even encouragement." (AP)