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

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 1,546

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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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 bipartisan group of negotiators instead struck a deal to increase funding on several line items within the Department of Health and Human Services' annual appropriations bill, including for major initiatives at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for …

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