For Immediate Release: May 23, 2017
Contact: Michael Heenan
202-577-3941
AFT President
Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Healthcare Cuts
WASHINGTON—American Federation of Teachers
President Randi Weingarten released the following statement on President
Trump’s healthcare budget:
“President Trump’s cruel healthcare cuts
will make Americans sicker and poorer, as well as deny lifesaving care to those
who need it the most. These callous cuts are on top of the president’s efforts
to rip away healthcare from 24 million Americans.
“Trump’s budget slashes more than $800
billion from Medicaid, gutting a program that more than 70 million
low-income children, adults, people with disabilities, and the elderly rely
on—and one the president promised to protect. On top of that, Trump handicaps
our healthcare workforce by cutting training programs for nurses and doctors,
and he undermines communities’ ability to combat the rise of the opioid
epidemic.
“This budget leaves America’s
poorest families with less access to food, healthcare and social services,
and will have a devastating impact on the most vulnerable
Americans. His sharp cuts to the National Institutes of Health and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make our country less
knowledgeable about and prepared to combat public health crises.”
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AFT President Randi Weingarten: http://twitter.com/rweingarten
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