Sentences with phrase «longstanding line item»
In 2010, in his first budget after taking office, former Governor Chris Christie eliminated a longstanding line item in the state budget that provided funding for preventive reproductive health care services in New Jersey, including lifesaving breast and cervical cancer screenings, affordable birth control, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and HIV / AIDS.
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The funding, which was a longstanding line item in the state budget until Governor Christie eliminated it in his first budget in 2010, went towards preventive services such as breast and cervical cancer screenings, birth control, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
In his very first budget, he eliminated a longstanding line item for family planning services like cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.