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Several States Sue HHS & Robert Kennedy Jr On Abrupt & Illegal Cuts to Funding
23 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding
A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country. Attorneys general from 23 states filed the suit in federal court in Rhode Island.
They include New York Attorney General Letitia James, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as well as attorneys general in California, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wisconsin and New York, as well as the District of Columbia.
The lawsuit asks the court to immediately stop the Trump administration from rescinding the money, which was allocated by Congress during the pandemic and mostly used for COVID-related efforts such as testing and vaccination. The money also went to addiction and mental health programs.
Earlier Tuesday, employees across the U.S. Health and Human Services Department started getting dismissal notices in what’s expected to total 10,000 layoffs.
Already, more than two dozen COVID-related research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health have been canceled. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from March shows that the virus killed 411 people each week on average, even though the federal public health emergency has ended.
Local and state public health departments are still assessing the impact of the loss of funds.
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23 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding