Politics
Trump Usurping Funding of Health Programs
Trump Usurping Funding of Health Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services burned at least $40 million to pay for the consequences of President Trump's border policy.
July 18 2018 2:49 PM EST
March 12 2019 3:34 AM EST
Advocates complain that money normally spent on research and rural health programs is being diverted to pay for President Trump's border policies, including the mounting costs of so-called "zero tolerance" that splits parents and children. Those programs results in at least $40 million diverted in the last two months.