20 attorneys general, including Kwame Raoul, ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to HHS

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "This is not government reform.
53% : " HHS is one of the government's costliest federal agencies, with an annual budget of about $1.7 trillion that is mostly spent on health care coverage for millions of people enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.
52% : The restructuring eliminated the entire team of people who maintain the federal poverty guidelines used by states to determine whether residents are eligible for Medicaid, nutrition assistance and other programs.
37% : SEE ALSO: States, including Illinois, sue Trump administration for blocking development of wind energy Kennedy has said he is seeking to streamline the nation's public health agencies and reduce redundancies across them with the layoffs.
30% : The Trump administration is already facing other legal challenges over cuts to public health agencies and research organizations.

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