Behind our sluggish response to coronavirus, an unnecessary battle over funding

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/25/behind-our-sluggish-response-coronavirus-an-unnecessary-battle-over-funding/

By Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman

Feb. 25, 2020 at 3:58 p.m. EST

It’s now looking like coronavirus is threatening a potential public health emergency. And a battle has broken out between the White House and Democrats over how much money to allocate to the crisis, with the White House pushing for less than Democrats think is called for.

But at the core of this dispute is something that’s hasn’t yet gotten public exposure — and is potentially very troubling.

House Democrats tell us they are outraged by one aspect of the White House response in particular: The White House appears to have informed Democrats that they want to fund the emergency response in part by taking money from a program that funds low income home heating assistance.

A document that the Trump administration sent to Congress, which we have seen, indicates that the administration is transferring $37 million to emergency funding for the coronavirus response from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which funds heating for poor families.

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What about his fucking "wall" money???

[Timmygoat]

1. I wonder

What we are paying for Melania's outfits, which she never seems to wear twice, also how much we have paid for security on
Trump golf trips which he makes every week or so. Or for all of the security he needs when golfing.