Trump authorizes reduced funding for National Guard coronavirus response through 2020
Source: The Hill
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The memo indicates that the federal government will no longer cover 100 percent for states' use of National Guard forces for the COVID-19 response once the existing authorization expires on Aug. 21.
Instead, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will fund 75 percent of the National Guard's activities related to "preventing, mitigating, and responding to the threat to public health and safety posed by the virus."
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The governors warned that they have to start transitioning the forces to state control and funding well ahead of that deadline, though, disrupting planning for the coronavirus response.
The looming lapse in funding was a major point of discussion in a call among governors and Vice President Pence earlier in the day, according to a person on the call. States were not given advance notice before the memo was put out publicly on Monday night, the person said.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/510381-trump-authorizes-reduced-funding-for-national-guard-coronavirus
Another move to undermine testing, and to make things harder for the states.
SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)He's an evil bastard.
Let's impeach him November 3rd.
progressive nobody
(816 posts)mysteryowl
(7,323 posts)He has said it, that if there is a cutting back on testing, there will be less cases.
riversedge
(69,731 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,418 posts)SergeStorms
(18,907 posts)I'm numb to all the underhanded, inhumane dumbfuckery Trump, his family, and congressional republicans have committed in the past 3 1/2 years. I wish I could still get mad at any of this shit, but I'm completely out of shits to give. I really do feel bad about that, but the well is dry.
tinrobot
(10,848 posts)This.
This is exactly what Putin would do...