Abrupt Trump cuts to teen pregnancy program surprise groups

[riversedge]

Source: the hill



By Jessie Hellmann - 08/11/17 06:08 AM EDT

Abrupt Trump cuts to teen pregnancy program surprise groups
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The Trump administration has abruptly cut short grant programs aimed at ending teen pregnancy, leaving the institutions that receive the funds scrambling for answers.

An office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notified 81 institutions across the U.S. that the five-year grants they were awarded would end two years sooner than planned.

The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP), a national program created in 2010 under former President Barack Obama, funds organizations working to reduce and prevent teen pregnancy, with a focus on reaching populations with the greatest need.

But HHS informed the recipients in their annual grant award letters that programs would end next year rather than in 2020, a cut of about $200 million over two years.

The TPPP has funded initiatives in 39 states, including one run by the Baltimore City Health Department.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/346122-abrupt-trump-cuts-to-teen-pregnancy-program-surprise-groups

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Worth the time to read the entire article. This is outrageous to cut off this program

[underpants]

1. I'm telling you all - Trump thinks he gets to keep that money

Mark my words

[Solly Mack]

12. I wouldn't doubt it. He'd see it as his bonus.

[underpants]

16. OR more money to bilk out elsewhere

There plenty of money to bilk but he sees that one dollar passing by and has to have it.

[Solly Mack]

17. That is so true! The need to bilk that last dollar.

[madokie]

21. The magic words there were

Started under Obama

tRump has a problem with the previous President
Any and everything that is associated with President Obama is in his cross hairs.

[Docreed2003]

2. Yet more proof that this sick fuck is intent on undoing everything Obama accomplished

[procon]

3. I was just going to ask the same thing; there is no other explanation! nt

[Docreed2003]

8. I certainly don't have the life experience of some on this board

But I've never seen anything like what Trump is doing. It truly feels like a complete dismantling of every accomplishment of the previous administration, and driven by spite more than logic. There was an article posted yeaterday discussing the international community's leaders and their thoughts on Trump and one made the comment "Trump will ask, in regards to prior agreements, 'Did Obama agree to that?' If the answer is yes, his response is 'Well we no longer agree". I'm paraphrasing, but that was the gist.

[OldHippieChick]

4. That's precisely what his directive says. Anything

implemented during the Obama administration must be destroyed!! If you don't make it happen, I'll replace you!!!

[Achilleaze]

5. Republican War on Women - Draft-Dodger Style

freaking republicans continue to piss on women and girls at every opportunity. Craven republican a-holery of the lowest order.

[Gothmog]

6. Trump is an asshole

[SergeStorms]

18. Assholes serve a useful purpose......

not so with Trump.

[zentrum]

7. He's preparing for the massive

...tax cuts for the rich he wants to see in about a year. By cutting programs now he's hoping to get in place enough smoke and mirrors to say that the safety net was not harmed at all.

[Doug the Dem]

9. Anyone HERE Surprised?

Didn't think so.

[Skittles]

10. don't let these corrupt bastards tell you they are "pro-life"

they are anything but

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Brilliant, as*h**e. Just what the country doesn't need.

[JDC]

13. He is definitely confusing the TPP and the TPPPP

He is that stupid

[not fooled]

14. Oh, it's not dump directly

it's the goons from the Heriturd Fuckdation. That hot mic incident a week or so ago when a puke senator and a dem senator (I think) were conversing and the puke said they are just going through the budget and crossing out anything that says "grant", with no understanding of what the program does or what the consequences of axing it would be. She said it was frightening how they were acting with no concern for the budgetary process or functioning of government.

These sick f*cks are just ginning to wreck the Federal Government, the people and their welfare be dammed.

They wanna burn it all down.

Just wait until we come up against the debt ceiling.

They are insane and they are in charge of our nation.

[haveahart]

15. And I read somewhere that teen pregancies were down by a lot in inner cities.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. K&R

[HAB911]

20. I'm sure there will be a follow up program

for chastity belt distribution