“Every single federal staff member that worked on LIHEAP was let go, so there are no federal staff members left to work on the program,” Germain told The Hill.
He said that prior to both probationary cuts and the latest round of firings, there had been about 15 people working on LIHEAP.
The program doles out funds to states, which in turn use the money to help people pay to heat and cool their homes and prevent utilities from shutting off the air or heat.
According to Germain, all of the staff who worked on Social Services Block Grants, which help states and territories pay for social services that protect people, including children, from neglect and abuse, were also let go.
The firings come as HHS fired thousands of people as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut staffing for federal agencies. A press release from the agency said that HHS was letting go of 10,000 people on top of another 10,000 staffers who were lost to prior efforts to reduce jobs.
“We aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement. “This Department will do more — a lot more — at a lower cost to the taxpayer.”
Read more at TheHill.com.
Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.
Trump imposes 10 percent global tariffs; higher rate for ‘worst offenders’
Full StoryUncontrolled livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats that are critical to endangered plants and animals in Arizona and New Mexico, a new report has found.
As Colorado River declines, states are failing to tap an alternate resource
Republicans weigh sales of public land in reconciliation (E&E News)
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows (The Guardian)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) set a new record for the longest Senate speech in history on Monday and Tuesday by holding the upper chamber’s floor for more than 25 hours. Read more
Check out The Hill's Energy & Environment page for the latest coverage.
Like this newsletter? Take a moment to view our other topical products here ?
CloseThank you for signing up!
Subscribe to more newsletters here
The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Energy and Environment newsletter Subscribe Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( All staff cut at federal HHS energy affordability office )
Also on site :