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Trump is planning to effectively kill the office that has traditionally spearheaded the ‘War on Drugs’
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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks, as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) looks on, during Trump’s five state primary night event in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2016.
The Trump administration plans to cut 96% of the budget of the Office of Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), effectively eliminating the federal agency that has traditionally been used to spearhead the war on drugs, according to multiple media reports.
The White House Office of Management and Budget’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget reduces the funding request for ONDCP from $388 million in 2017 to $24 million, according to a leaked memo first reported by CBS News.
The cuts would eliminate approximately half ONDCP’s staff, around 33 employees, as well as “intelligence, research and budget functions at the agency, as well as the Model State Drug Laws and Drug Court grant programs,” CBS reported Friday.
“These cuts are frankly heartbreaking and, if carried out, cause us to lose many good people who contribute greatly to ONDCP’s mission and core activities,” Acting Director Richard Baum wrote in an email to ONDCP staff obtained by CBS.
Baum added that news is “discouraging,” but told staff “not to panic” and that “events are unfolding.”
In addition, the budget proposes to eliminate multiple grant programs administered by ONDCP, including the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program and the Drug-Free Communities Support program, which the memo called “duplicative of other efforts across the Federal government and supplant State and local responsibilities.”
Staff was notified of the budget cuts on Friday. Baum, who was aware of the impending cuts last week, had reportedly been lobbying Jared Kushner, Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, to keep the agency’s budget intact.
In February, when rumors first began circulating that Trump might cut ONDCP’s budget, a coalition of medical and drug policy organizations sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, urging for ONDCP to remain at the center of efforts to fight drug use.
“At a time when drugs now kill more people than firearms or car crashes, it is more important than ever for ONDCP to remain a strong voice in the White House and a visible presence nationally,” the letter read.
The ONDCP was first created in 1988 by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act at the height of the crack epidemic and the so-called War on Drugs.
As of early Friday, the website for the agency was replaced with a blank page and the message: “Check back soon for more information.”
ONDCP’s proposed elimination comes after Trump signed an executive order in March to establish a national commission to address the opioid crisis, headed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The commission, which was due to receive “administrative support” from ONDCP, was tasked with coming up with strategies to address the crisis.
Many experts said the president’s action is “underwhelming.”
The reports come one day after Rep. Tom Marino announced that he was withdrawing from consideration for the appointment of ONDCP director, the position more informally known as the Drug Czar, after more than a month of speculation that he would serve. The Pennsylvania Republican was one of Trump’s earliest supporters in Congress.
The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
OMB FY18 proposed budget cuts to @ONDCP44: http://pic.twitter.com/RYrML0tNFq
— Jacqueline Alemany (@JaxAlemany) May 5, 2017
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