The lawsuit, filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, argues that the abrupt elimination of 10,000 HHS employees, the consolidation of 28 agencies into 15, and the closure of half of the department’s regional offices constitute what the plaintiffs call an “unconstitutional dismantling” of the federal health system.
“This administration is not streamlining the federal government; they are sabotaging it and all of us,” James said in a statement. “When you fire the scientists who research infectious diseases, silence the doctors who care for pregnant patients, and shut down the programs that help firefighters and miners breathe or children thrive, you are not making America healthy – you are putting countless lives at risk.”
The lawsuit could set up a major legal and political
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