Emergencies reminder:
Trump used the National Emergencies Act to divert $3.6B from the military (total $18B) & plans to divert $7B more...
for a flimsy partial border wall...
while a real global emergency is spreading that no concrete wall can stop...
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washingtonpost.com/immigration/tr…
Trump used the National Emergencies Act to divert $3.6B from the military (total $18B) & plans to divert $7B more...
for a flimsy partial border wall...
while a real global emergency is spreading that no concrete wall can stop...
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washingtonpost.com/immigration/tr…
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"In its 2020 budget, Trump admin proposed a further 10% cut in CDC funding... It zeroed out funding for epidemiology and laboratory capacity at state and local levels.
Funding will also dry up this year for a tiered epidemic response within the US."
theguardian.com/world/2020/jan…
"In its 2020 budget, Trump admin proposed a further 10% cut in CDC funding... It zeroed out funding for epidemiology and laboratory capacity at state and local levels.
Funding will also dry up this year for a tiered epidemic response within the US."
theguardian.com/world/2020/jan…
3/ "There is no one in the White House tasked specifically to oversee a coordinated government-wide response in the event of a pandemic, since the post of senior director for global health security and biothreats on the national security council (NSC) was eliminated last May."
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"After he became national security adviser, @AmbJohnBolton eliminated the office, as he did not see global health issues as a national security priority."
"After he became national security adviser, @AmbJohnBolton eliminated the office, as he did not see global health issues as a national security priority."
