CT Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement following a preliminary injunction halting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ensuring continued access to critical public health and social service programs. On May 5, Attorney General Tong joined a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in suing to stop the administration’s sweeping and unlawful directive, which left HHS unable to carry out many of its most vital functions. “Donald Trump and RFK Jr. are playing dangerous games with the health and safety of American families, and we just stopped them. Today’s order means vital programs and services— including those supporting Head Start, disease monitoring at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SNAP and Medicaid eligibility, and others—will remain accessible. This is still the beginning of a long fight ahead, but we’re not going to let Trump and RFK Jr. dismantle our nation’s health systems to promote conspiracy theories and tax breaks for billionaires." – AG Tong