Posted on 12/30/2017 8:18:03 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Trump administration fired the remaining 16 members of the top White House advisory board on HIV and AIDS-related issues, it was reported on Thursday.
The firings were announced in separate letters mailed to the council members by FedEx earlier this week.
The fired members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS were all appointed to their posts during the Obama administration, according to The Washington Blade.
PACHA ‘provides advice, information, and recommendations to the [Health and Human Services] Secretary regarding programs, policies, and research to promote effective treatment, prevention, and cure of HIV disease and AIDS,’ according to its web site. […]
After Barack Obama entered office, his White House dismissed all of PACHA’s members who were appointed during the terms of President George W. Bush.
Nonetheless, HIV and AIDS activists criticized the Trump administration. …
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Not like this is unprecedented. As noted, predecessors cleaned house too.
People are realizing AIDS isn’t as fashionable as it once was for some reason.
Do the members of this advisory council draw salary and benefits? If so, that is 16 fewer non-essential personnel drawing money from the public coffers.
They serve at the President’s pleasure, or lack thereof.
Why was this even a thing anymore? Reagan may have started this council, but there are now ways to manage the disease, and the Surgeon General should be able to handle this as well as any other public health issues at this point.
What’s to advise?
Trump is a lightweight, compared with Reagan.
Reagan fired 30,000 vital Air Traffic Controllers at once, for striking.
But it was fine and dandy when Obama fired all of Bush’s advisory council..in fact it was never even reported..so again..the fake news media strikes again
“Not like this is unprecedented. As noted, predecessors cleaned house too.”
That Trump is just getting around to this, tells you where it is on his priority list. This band of faggots were probably tapping the treasury for their “show up job,” so Trump gave the taxpayers yet another small Christmas present.
Speaking of that, one of the very best actions this administration could ever take would be to outlaw government unions. The long-range benefits of that would be absolutely amazing!
It was actually “11,359.”
I have no idea why I thought it was 30,000, unless that was the total number of ATCs at that time. Only PATCO was affected.
I asked my local Pizza maker from NY if he was ready for 2018.
Big Smile!
fury? I think it is fine. They work at his pleasure.
Just like Comey.
draining the swamp
Uhhhhhh, I gotta piece of advice, recommendation and information as to how to prevent AIDS. Where do I go to collect my fee?
Why is there a “council” like that in the first place?
So half of the council quit in June, and no one reported it?
Even if these dudes are not paid, you can bet that their expenses are completely covered whenever they "need" to come to DC or NYC.
I think the council was useful at one point to create public policy to minimize the spread of AIDs, but I think there is enough information now to do that without it.
It’s outlived its usefulness.
Nonetheless, HIV and AIDS activists criticized the Trump administration."
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