The Trump Administration Has Cut The CDC's Drowning Prevention Program

FatCamera/E+/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has been extremely serious about cutting back government spending and increasing efficiency on the federal level. But as programs that save lives are cut, many wonder about the cost of reduced services, research, and support. This is now the case with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) drowning prevention program. All experts working on this team were placed on administrative leave in April and fired this August — and the program as a whole is slated for elimination in the proposed 2026 budget. "If this program saved one lif