What: Health and Human Services Sec. RFK Jr. announced a plan to cut 10,000 full-time employees, shutting down several internal agencies and closing regional offices responsible for disease response and drug approvals. These cuts are in addition to 10,000 employees who voluntarily left the department once the Trump administration began. The cuts add up to about one quarter of the HHS workforce, with many directly hitting the FDA and the CDC.
Key Line: “‘It does not take a genius to understand that pushing out 20,000 workers at our pre-eminent health agencies won’t make Americans healthier—it’ll just mean fewer health services for our communities, more opportunities for disease to spread, and longer waits for lifesaving treatments and cures,’ said Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.).”
Source: The Wall Street Journal