California, along with 23 other states and the District of Columbia, has initiated a lawsuit against the Trump administration regarding significant budget cuts to federal public health grants. These cuts, totaling billions, threaten funding essential for local health departments grappling with various outbreaks such as COVID-19 and measles. California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta argues that the funding was explicitly authorized by Congress for public health resilience and that the administration is overstepping its authority by attempting to withdraw it. This legal action represents ongoing resistance from Democratic states against federal policy changes.
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants.
The lawsuit, filed against Kennedy and the Health and Human Services Department in federal court, is the latest in a string of litigation filed by Democratic-led states.
Congress explicitly authorized funding for the grants at issue to help keep our country healthy and protect us from future pandemics.
The pullback in funding is a devastating hit to local health departments, many dealing with outbreaks like COVID-19, bird flu, and measles.
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