More than 100 House Democrats are urging the Department of Health and Human Services to reverse course on a proposal to cut funding for a suicide prevention program that serves LGBTQ youth, warning the decision could have “lethal consequences,” The Hill reported.
They warned in a letter Tuesday that eliminating the program would be “shortsighted and dangerous.”
The letter, addressed to Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. follows a leaked Trump administration budget proposal that would eliminate services tailored for LGBTQ youth who contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The proposed cuts, first reported by The Washington Post, are part of a broader effort by the administration to reduce what it calls excessive federal spending.
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