Attorney GeneralEllison issued the following statement after a federal district court in RhodeIsland issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.from illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health funding forthe states, including $275 million for Minnesota: “I will say as often as Ineed to that Donald Trump is not a king. Trump and his administration cannotsimply ignore or overrule the laws Congress passes and the funding Congressallocates. The Trump administration’s deep cuts to public health preparednessare outrageous, especially in the wake of a global pandemic that illustratedjust how essential it is to be ready for whatever comes our way. I am pleasedthat we have won a temporary block to these harmful funding cuts, and I lookforward to continuing to protect the health and well-being of Minnesotans bylitigating this important case.” – AG Ellison