President Donald Trump has issued an order pausing federal grants and loans to programs across the country, excluding Social Security and Medicare. The order, citing concerns about funding Marxist equity, transgenderism, and the Green New Deal, has sparked outrage among Democrats and prompted legal action from non-profit and health groups. The White House and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clarified that certain programs, including those for small businesses, farmers, Pell grants, and SNAP benefits, will not be affected by the pause.
An order from President Donald Trump to pause federal aid and grants to programs around the countryA Monday night memo from the Office of Management and Budget called for a blanket temporary pause to federal grant and loan programs starting Tuesday evening, with Social Security and Medicare excluded from the pause.
“In an instant, Donald Trump has shut off billions, perhaps trillions of dollars that directly support states, cities, towns, schools hospitals, small businesses, and most of all American families," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-Senate Minority Leader, said at a Tuesday press conference. Congress determines how taxpayer money is spent and multiple organizations rely on it to operate. Some Republicans backed the move as standard for a new administration.
Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal GovernmentAny program that provides direct benefits to individuals is not subject to the pause.
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