“The Department of Health and Human Services hasdiverted more than $2 billion meant for other health initiatives toward covering the cost of caring for unaccompanied immigrant children, as the Biden administration grapples with a record influx of migrants on the southern border,” the outlet noted.
“The redirected funds include $850 million that Congress originally allocated to rebuild the nation’s Strategic National Stockpile, the emergency medical reserve strained by the Covid-19 response,” according to Politico.
“Another $850 millionis being taken from a pot intended tohelp expand coronavirus testing, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.”
As a reminder… we are still recovering from one of the worst public health crises in history. This is as reckless and senseless as it gets.
“In addition to transferring money from the Strategic National Stockpile and Covid-19 testing, HHS also has pulled roughly $436 million from a range of existing health initiativesacross the department.”
Refusesto close the border during a global pandemic
Refuses to require COVID-19 tests or vaccine records at the border
Is so overwhelmed by the influx of migrants that they are nowdoling out money meant for COVIDtesting, vital health initiatives, and rebuilding the depleted Strategic National Stockpile of critical medical supplies (the same stockpile Trump was criticized for not investing in enough)
The double standards and hypocrisy are outrageous. Clearly, the Biden administration is not taking the border crisis or global health crisis seriously.