
On the heels of terminating 10,000 jobs from the Division of Well being and Human Companies this week, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advised ABC Information some applications would quickly be reinstated as a result of they had been mistakenly minimize.
Kennedy’s feedback had been in response to a query a few department on the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention that screens lead ranges amongst youngsters and manages prevention throughout the nation. This system was gutted on Tuesday.
“There have been some applications that had been cuts which might be being reinstated, and I consider that that is one,” Kennedy mentioned.
Kennedy mentioned different applications throughout HHS can be reinstated as effectively.

Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives earlier than President Donald Trump speaks throughout an occasion to announce new tariffs within the Rose Backyard on the White Home, April 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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