Pelosi Statement on Rescindment of Federal Health Funding for California

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on reports(link is external) that the Trump Administration will rescind $600 million in federal funding for public health in California and three other states:

"The Trump Administration's decision to rip $600 million in Congressionally appropriated public health funding from California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota is reckless, irresponsible and dangerous.

"This funding supports core public health functions that keep communities safe - from H.I.V. prevention and disease surveillance to outbreak response and modernized data systems. In California alone, these cuts threaten local health departments and trusted partners like UCSF that serve vulnerable populations and protect public health for everyone. The Administration's claim that these grants are "inconsistent with agency priorities" is a transparent excuse to punish states and communities it disagrees with, at the direct expense of lives and readiness.

"Congress authorized and appropriated these resources because public health is a national obligation. Working my colleagues in the Congress, I will fight to reverse these cuts and ensure that California - and communities across the country - receive the public health funding they are owed. Politics has no place in protecting the health and safety of the American people."