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Inside Medicine scooped the story with a 60 page draft budget proposal.
Note that presidential budget requests are usually largely ignored by Congress; but with a spineless GOP majority, they may be more likely to do Trump's bidding. Also note this only covers discretionary spending.
Whether you think the US has a gun violence problem or a mental health problem -- programs that study or address both of them would be eliminated.
Additional coverage:
CNN
It also eliminates CDC’s global health center and programs focused on chronic disease prevention, and domestic HIV/AIDS prevention. While some of the agency’s work would be moved into new AHA centers, programs on gun violence, injury prevention, youth violence prevention, drowning, minority health and others would be eliminated entirely.
BioSpace
Citing leaked internal documents, the Post noted that the steep cuts will lower the National Institutes of Health’s budget by approximately 40% to $27 billion, down from $47 billion last year, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be left with $5.2 billion, down from $9.2 billion—a 44% reduction. Rural programs would be hit especially hard by the cuts, while the Head Start program, which offers childcare services for low-income families, would be terminated altogether.
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Note that presidential budget requests are usually largely ignored by Congress; but with a spineless GOP majority, they may be more likely to do Trump's bidding. Also note this only covers discretionary spending.
Whether you think the US has a gun violence problem or a mental health problem -- programs that study or address both of them would be eliminated.
Additional coverage:
CNN
It also eliminates CDC’s global health center and programs focused on chronic disease prevention, and domestic HIV/AIDS prevention. While some of the agency’s work would be moved into new AHA centers, programs on gun violence, injury prevention, youth violence prevention, drowning, minority health and others would be eliminated entirely.
BioSpace
Citing leaked internal documents, the Post noted that the steep cuts will lower the National Institutes of Health’s budget by approximately 40% to $27 billion, down from $47 billion last year, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be left with $5.2 billion, down from $9.2 billion—a 44% reduction. Rural programs would be hit especially hard by the cuts, while the Head Start program, which offers childcare services for low-income families, would be terminated altogether.
From the document:
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