This continues to show a admin run like Saturday at the amateur hour…
And HAS REAL effects on Americans and State and Local Governments….
Especially with a Massive Snow storm rolling across a third of the country…
Trump admin at its best screwing its parties lawmakers for the coming MidTerm’s only 9 months away……
By midday Saturday, a Department of Health and Human Services official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share ongoing discussions said the pause had been lifted.
The notice and rapid turnabout regarding vital public health grants is the latest confusion for public health officials over major federal dollars. Earlier this month, the Trump administration said it was slashing hundreds of millions in federal grants supporting mental health and addiction care, but backtracked a day later after intense backlash from lawmakers in both parties and public health advocates….
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Public health officials said they were taken by surprise by the announcement, which came as state and local health departments are preparing for a major snowstorm expected to hit a major swath of the United States. State and local health departments rely on the funds to hire thousands of workers, including epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and emergency response personnel.
“It’s the infrastructure for the public health system,” said Georges Benjamin, the executive director of the American Public Health Association….
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