NEW: The health department is quietly spending tens of millions of dollars on Trump’s migrant fiasco, siphoning money away from other priorities. politico.com/story/2018/07/…
HHS was planning to move around $263 million to pay for unaccompanied kids program — until media scrutiny exploded last month and they decided to pause.
Given the internal deficits they’re creating, HHS will still need to move that money. politico.com/story/2018/07/…
Given the internal deficits they’re creating, HHS will still need to move that money. politico.com/story/2018/07/…
Senate Democrats — including @ChrisMurphyCT, @SenWarren, @SenSanders and @SenBennetCO — are calling for an oversight hearing on how HHS has handled the migrant crisis.
HHS says it’s “inaccurate” to specifically track the cost of caring for migrant children separated by Trump administration.
Just to be clear — HHS had to care for and now reunify 2,600-plus kids *specifically separated* by the Trump policy.
That has added tens of millions of dollars in spending, even if the agency says it isn’t tracking it separately.
That has added tens of millions of dollars in spending, even if the agency says it isn’t tracking it separately.
