Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul condemns the Trump administration's move to freeze federal funding, calling it an unconstitutional violation of separation of powers. A federal judge temporarily blocked the freeze, but it has caused widespread disruption to government agencies and non-profit organizations reliant on federal funds. State Medicaid programs faced outages, and the White House's assurances about unaffected programs have been challenged by governors and organizations experiencing direct impacts.
CHICAGO -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday said the Trump administration's move to freeze funding for federal assistance programs is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers between the White House and Congress.
'The White House's attempt to walk back what they did today does not match what we saw on the ground. They assured us that Medicaid would not be affected. That was a lie. Our state agencies were unable to access the Medicaid system until an hour ago, preventing payments for services, and this has been reported from states across the nation,' he said.
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