Despite the administration’s decision to freeze federal grants and loans, the White House promised beneficiaries of government financial help that their benefits would continue. Welfare, food stamps (SNAP), Social Security, Medicare, and other benefits will continue, said press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Trump Administration is not halting all federal assistance and grant programs.
On Monday evening, January 27, the Office of Management and Budget sent out a memo directing all departments and agencies to examine all programs to make sure they align with the recent executive orders and President Trump’s priorities.
The memo claims that using federal funds to promote Green New Deal social engineering, Marxist equity, and transgenderism is a waste of money and does not enhance the daily lives of people we serve.
The money being withheld has already been approved by Congress, which has led to Democrats on Capitol Hill calling it unlawful and unconstitutional.
This choice is cruel, harmful, risky, and illegal. It’s against the law. According to Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, it is unlawful.
In contrast, Republican leaders deemed it acceptable. They assert that Trump will release it after the review is finished and that the hold is simply temporary.
He promised to look it over. He isn’t going to quit. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, stated that he is now studying it and would re-release it in a specific period of time. He sprinted on that. To discover out where the money was going, he scurried around looking at anything he could find.
According to Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Congress will examine each grant and loan individually to determine whether it is within the executive branch’s purview.
He may be able to prevent them in some places. According to Rounds, there are further prohibited places.
To stop Trump’s funding halt, 23 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, January 28.
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