The Trump administration is prohibiting CDC officials from using seven words and phrases in official documents being prepared for next year’s budget. It’s not clear whether other federal agencies have been instructed to avoid certain words, and if so, to what extent, in preparing their budget documents for next year. “People were surprised, people were not thrilled,” the HHS official said. In a statement, HHS spokesman Matt Lloyd said: “The assertion that HHS has ‘banned words’ is a complete mischaracterization of discussions regarding the budget formulation process. The CDC analyst said it was clear to participants that they were to avoid those seven words but only in drafting budget documents.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2017 00:00 UTC