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Trump's Budget Cuts CDC Funding by Nearly 50%

5/4/2025

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Trump Proposes CDC Cuts

President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget plan proposes slashing CDC funding by nearly 50% and dismantling its chronic disease center, raising alarms among health officials. Critics, including state health directors, fear these drastic cuts will jeopardize essential public health programs, undermining chronic disease prevention and community health efforts nationwide.

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James Challenges Trump Cuts

New York Attorney General Letitia James is gearing up to challenge the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services with a lawsuit over proposed healthcare funding cuts. She warns these cuts jeopardize essential programs like Head Start and Meals on Wheels, rallying support from fellow Democratic attorneys general to protect these vital services.

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Trump Proposes CDC Cuts

President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget plan proposes slashing CDC funding by nearly 50% and dismantling its chronic disease center, raising alarms among health officials. Critics, including state health directors, fear these drastic cuts will jeopardize essential public health programs, undermining chronic disease prevention and community health efforts nationwide.

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