New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other state and District of Columbia attorneys general on Monday sued the Trump administration for its “unconstitutional dismantling” of the Department of Health and Human Services.

James, who is leading the lawsuit, called the restructuring a “sweeping and unlawful assault” that will endanger lives.

“This administration is not streamlining the federal government; they are sabotaging it and all of us,” James said in a statement. “When you fire the scientists who research infectious diseases, silence the doctors who care for pregnant patients, and shut down the programs that help firefighters and miners breathe or children thrive, you are not making America healthy — you are putting countless lives at risk.” 

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