‘An attack on the well-being of millions’: Trump admin sued by 23 states over ‘illegal and irresponsible’ decision to ‘claw back life-saving health funding’

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard Association of the United States

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Trump administration is being sued by nearly half the U.S., with attorneys general in 23 states teaming up to file a lawsuit Tuesday over the president’s cancellation of $11 billion in “critical public health funding” that was doled out during the COVID-19 pandemic and kept in place by Congress.

“These termination notices … immediately triggered chaos for State and local health jurisdictions,” the group’s complaint alleges. “This funding provides essential support for a wide range of urgent public health needs such as identifying, tracking, and addressing infectious diseases; ensuring access to immunizations; fortifying emergency preparedness; providing mental health and substance abuse services; and modernizing critical public health infrastructure.”

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