CURRENT EVENTS

  • Thread starter Thread starter nycfan
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies: 2K
  • Views: 28K
  • Politics 
CFordUNC said:


Way to go, Nevadans! You really outdid yourselves back in November. Have the day you voted for!
Click to expand...

Well, they did re-elect Jacky Rosen and kept three Dems in the house, and the presidential vote was irrelevant, so I'm not going to throw them in the FAFO camp just yet.
 

Trump Administration Blocks Funding for CDC Health Programs​


🎁 —> https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy...f?st=6QJxJ9&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

“The Trump administration is blocking funding for a swath of public-health programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest flashpoint in a push by the White House to withhold money already approved by Congress.

… These include youth violence prevention programs, research on preventing gun injuries and deaths, and efforts targeting diabetes, chronic kidney disease and tobacco use.

It couldn’t be determined how much the withheld money would amount to, but it could be as high as $200 million, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. Another person familiar estimated the amount to be more than $300 million.

OMB recently moved to block about $15 billion in research funding from the National Institutes of Health using a similar footnote mechanism. The office reversed course after senior White House officials intervened, The Wall Street Journal previously reported….”
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top