‘It Is Astonishing’: Congress Rebuffs Trump Push to Slash $33 Billion From Health, Human Services

‘It is astonishing’: Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33 billion from health, human services

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 8 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the elimination of dozens of programs. A…

'It is astonishing': Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 8, 2026 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the elimination of dozens …