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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump should be impeached again for FIRING THE US PANDEMIC RESPONSE TEAM
There is NO argument that can support it and people are dying as a direct result.
Trump administration budget cuts could become a major problem as coronavirus spreads
Feb. 26, 2020
The Trump administration recently requested $2.5 billion in emergency funds to prepare the U.S. for a possible widespread outbreak of coronavirus. Critics, though, are pointing out that money might not be necessary if the administration hadnt spent the past two years largely dismantling government units that were designed to protect against pandemics.
The cuts started in 2018, as the White House focused on eliminating funding to Obama-era disease security programs. In March of that year, Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer, whose job it was to lead the U.S. response in the event of a pandemic, abruptly left the administration and his global health security team was disbanded.
That same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was forced to slash its efforts to prevent global disease outbreak by 80% as its funding for the program began to run out. The agency, at the time, opted to focus on 10 priority countries and scale back in others, including China.
Also cut was the Complex Crises Fund, a $30 million emergency response pool that was at the secretary of states disposal to deploy disease experts and others in the event of a crisis. (The fund was created by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.)
The cuts started in 2018, as the White House focused on eliminating funding to Obama-era disease security programs. In March of that year, Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer, whose job it was to lead the U.S. response in the event of a pandemic, abruptly left the administration and his global health security team was disbanded.
That same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was forced to slash its efforts to prevent global disease outbreak by 80% as its funding for the program began to run out. The agency, at the time, opted to focus on 10 priority countries and scale back in others, including China.
Also cut was the Complex Crises Fund, a $30 million emergency response pool that was at the secretary of states disposal to deploy disease experts and others in the event of a crisis. (The fund was created by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.)
https://fortune.com/2020/02/26/coronavirus-covid-19-cdc-budget-cuts-us-trump/
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Trump should be impeached again for FIRING THE US PANDEMIC RESPONSE TEAM (Original Post)
spanone
Mar 2020
OP
K&R, ... and the lack of unfettered testing is what is delaying America's recovery RIGHT NOW !!!
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#3
Dr. Fauci says 'the U.S. isn't set up for testing' Someone should ask if we were before trump
spanone
Mar 2020
#11
Well President Obama had a team of experts for dealing with this sort of thing
MagickMuffin
Mar 2020
#12
wiley
(2,921 posts)1. And every Republican Senator that allowed this pandemic to develop
we need to focus on that every day. Shelter in state, and form state-centrc support and action networks.
malaise
(269,157 posts)2. RFN!
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spanone
(135,873 posts)4. COMPLETELY INEPT and all because he hates President Obama
uponit7771
(90,363 posts)3. K&R, ... and the lack of unfettered testing is what is delaying America's recovery RIGHT NOW !!!
still_one
(92,394 posts)5. You do that by voting him out
spanone
(135,873 posts)7. That's a given. He needs to pay a bigger price than unemployment.
MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)6. His Party would still "exonerate" him
They don't care about US, by US I mean US and the United States.
spanone
(135,873 posts)11. Dr. Fauci says 'the U.S. isn't set up for testing' Someone should ask if we were before trump
MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)12. Well President Obama had a team of experts for dealing with this sort of thing
We know what happened to it. They GOT FIRED.
Unbelievable!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)8. He should be impeached for numerous reasons, but this is the main one.
He is completely incompetent and a danger to society.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)9. Yup. Noting this was ALL abetted by Republicans in congress.
crickets
(25,983 posts)10. Impeached and CHARGED with criminal negligence at the very least. nt
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)13. Our side MUST call him out relentlessly. This is disgusting and dangerous. Calling Obama!