Trump-signed shutdown bill sends $4M to children's hospitals under federal probe for transgender care
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In passing the $1.2 trillion megabill to end the government shutdown Tuesday, lawmakers sent $4 million in funding to two children's hospitals under investigation by President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their track record of providing transgender healthcare to minors.
The allocations to Seattle Children’s Hospital in Washington state and the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago can be found in the $1.2 trillion package that funds several agencies, including HHS, that Trump signed into law Tuesday, ending the latest partial government shutdown.
The hospitals are among several the administration has put under a spotlight with HHS probes in Trump's bid to halt "chemical and surgical mutilation" against minors.
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL IN DC TO END GENDER TRANSITION MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
The $4 million in congressionally directed spending, Capitol Hill jargon for earmarks, was requested by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $3 million for Seattle Children's Hospital, which did not respond to a request for comment on how the funding might be used.
Murray told Fox News Digital the funding was meant "to provide a safe and comfortable space for kids in crisis, kids who may seriously harm themselves or take their own life."
"It has nothing to do with President Trump’s hateful crusade against transgender children," Murray said. "It’s disgusting to see a witch hunt against funding for a project that enjoys broad support from across the community — all Americans, regardless of political affiliation, understand that we need more investments to tackle the mental health crisis in this country."
The remaining $1 million is slated for Lurie Children's Hospital, which paused its transgender care for minors amid the Trump administration's ongoing investigation.
Durbin's office told Fox News Digital, "Senator Durbin is proud to have secured $1 million for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago to support the expansion of the new hospital-based violence recovery program, serving pediatric victims of violence with trauma-informed mental health and recovery services.
"We are fortunate to have the expertise of the professionals at Lurie Children’s applied to the complex challenges that too many children in Chicago are exposed to from community violence, child abuse, and mental health needs."
When asked for Trump's reaction to the $4 million in earmarks to the hospitals, White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox News Digital, …
Same show, different day.
In passing the $1.2 trillion megabill to end the government shutdown Tuesday, lawmakers sent $4 million in funding to two children's hospitals under investigation by President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their track record of providing transgender healthcare to minors.
The allocations to Seattle Children’s Hospital in Washington state and the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago can be found in the $1.2 trillion package that funds several agencies, including HHS, that Trump signed into law Tuesday, ending the latest partial government shutdown.
The hospitals are among several the administration has put under a spotlight with HHS probes in Trump's bid to halt "chemical and surgical mutilation" against minors.
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL IN DC TO END GENDER TRANSITION MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
The $4 million in congressionally directed spending, Capitol Hill jargon for earmarks, was requested by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $3 million for Seattle Children's Hospital, which did not respond to a request for comment on how the funding might be used.
Murray told Fox News Digital the funding was meant "to provide a safe and comfortable space for kids in crisis, kids who may seriously harm themselves or take their own life."
"It has nothing to do with President Trump’s hateful crusade against transgender children," Murray said. "It’s disgusting to see a witch hunt against funding for a project that enjoys broad support from across the community — all Americans, regardless of political affiliation, understand that we need more investments to tackle the mental health crisis in this country."
The remaining $1 million is slated for Lurie Children's Hospital, which paused its transgender care for minors amid the Trump administration's ongoing investigation.
Durbin's office told Fox News Digital, "Senator Durbin is proud to have secured $1 million for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago to support the expansion of the new hospital-based violence recovery program, serving pediatric victims of violence with trauma-informed mental health and recovery services.
"We are fortunate to have the expertise of the professionals at Lurie Children’s applied to the complex challenges that too many children in Chicago are exposed to from community violence, child abuse, and mental health needs."
When asked for Trump's reaction to the $4 million in earmarks to the hospitals, White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox News Digital, …
Trump-signed shutdown bill sends $4M to children's hospitals under federal probe for transgender care
Same show, different day.
In passing the $1.2 trillion megabill to end the government shutdown Tuesday, lawmakers sent $4 million in funding to two children's hospitals under investigation by President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their track record of providing transgender healthcare to minors.
The allocations to Seattle Children’s Hospital in Washington state and the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago can be found in the $1.2 trillion package that funds several agencies, including HHS, that Trump signed into law Tuesday, ending the latest partial government shutdown.
The hospitals are among several the administration has put under a spotlight with HHS probes in Trump's bid to halt "chemical and surgical mutilation" against minors.
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL IN DC TO END GENDER TRANSITION MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
The $4 million in congressionally directed spending, Capitol Hill jargon for earmarks, was requested by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $3 million for Seattle Children's Hospital, which did not respond to a request for comment on how the funding might be used.
Murray told Fox News Digital the funding was meant "to provide a safe and comfortable space for kids in crisis, kids who may seriously harm themselves or take their own life."
"It has nothing to do with President Trump’s hateful crusade against transgender children," Murray said. "It’s disgusting to see a witch hunt against funding for a project that enjoys broad support from across the community — all Americans, regardless of political affiliation, understand that we need more investments to tackle the mental health crisis in this country."
The remaining $1 million is slated for Lurie Children's Hospital, which paused its transgender care for minors amid the Trump administration's ongoing investigation.
Durbin's office told Fox News Digital, "Senator Durbin is proud to have secured $1 million for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago to support the expansion of the new hospital-based violence recovery program, serving pediatric victims of violence with trauma-informed mental health and recovery services.
"We are fortunate to have the expertise of the professionals at Lurie Children’s applied to the complex challenges that too many children in Chicago are exposed to from community violence, child abuse, and mental health needs."
When asked for Trump's reaction to the $4 million in earmarks to the hospitals, White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox News Digital, …
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