US health secretary and agency sued by 23 states and DC over $11bn funding cut | Trump administration
Colombia’s twenty -three states and provinces sue Robert Kennedy Junior, Allegedly Sudden completion From $ 11 billion in public health financing was “harmful” and “illegal”.
the suitIt was presented at the Federal Court of Rod Island, that in March 2025, HHS has ended unexpectedly a wide range of grants that support vaccination, track infectious diseases, mental health and drug use. The federal government justified discounts by claiming that the money is no longer necessary “because the” limited purpose “has ended with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The lawsuit says: “These notifications and subsequent notifications are largely similar to the health and state judicial states.” If the financing is not restored, the main public health programs that meet the continuous and emerging public health needs will be resolved or resolving.
“The result of these huge and unexpected financing ends is a serious harm to public health,” she says.
The Biden Administration has originally granted money to enhance the friendly response and infrastructure of public health.
The lawsuit argues that the justifications granted to reduce financing were legally defective, and that the discounts violate federal law and expose public health at risk. It states that the ended grants were aimed at meeting the broader public health needs outside the epidemic and that Congress has never requested the spending of money until during the epidemic period.
“The Trump administration’s illegal and irresponsible decision to finance life rescue is an attack on the welfare of millions of Americans,” said New York Prosecutor Littia James. statement. “Reducing this funding now will reflect our progress in the opioid crisis, throw our mental health systems in chaos and leave hospitals struggle to care for patients.”
The lawsuit also says that Congress had previously reviewed and chose not to cancel these funds during negotiating the budget that occurred after the epidemic.
HHS is accused of violating the Administrative Procedures Law, a federal law that governs the procedures of administrative law. Prosecutors claim that HHS has failed to provide individual notice or assessments and ignore dependence on the state on funding.
Several states have reported immediate effects, including canceled public health programs and the demobilization of hundreds of employees.
