Donald Trump’s second presidential administration has stopped all grants and debt given by the federal government, which potentially rely on millions of Americans.
A Two pages containing internal memoMatthew Vietnam, acting head of Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), directed all federal agencies to temporarily stop all federal funding responsibilities or distribution activities.
Vietnam said that the interval does not include social security or medical – and that “does not include direct assistance to individuals”.
Vietnh wrote, the United States will stop all foreign aid and stop the costs of the days to come after renewing public land on public land, ensuring that Trump’s policies are in accordance with financing.
He added that federal agencies will stop the costs affected by Trump’s recent executive orders that “foreign aid, financial support for non -governmental organizations, non -governmental organizations, [diversity initiatives]Awaken the gender theory, and the Green New Deal “.
Freezing the federal funding on Tuesday afternoon, has put the future of a vast array of programs into uncertainty. It is probably affecting a range of universities, non -profit sector, cancer research, food assistance, suicide hotlines and other areas.
There was no explanation about whether to stop in question would affect medical, food stamps, destruction assistance and other programs. The memo said it should be implemented “to a legitimate extent under applicable law.”
Although the US president manages federal spending programs, the real costs and budgets are determined by Congress. The Democrats said that Trump’s spending interval is “diminishing” and “unprecedented” and will interfere with Americans’ daily aid.
“They say it is only temporary, but no one should believe it,” said Chuck Shammer, a New York -based Democratic Senate leader.
“Donald Trump must instruct his administration to immediately reverse the course and the taxpayers’ money should be distributed among the people. The Congress approved these investments and they are not optional – they are the law.
Regarding the National Institute of Health, Democratic Senator of Minnesota, Amy Klobochar, wrote on social media: “Are you preventing NIH cancer trials?”
Washington Senator Petty Murray and Congress woman Rosa Deloro, senior Democrats of the Senate and House of Representatives, issued a letter expressing a “extreme alarm”.
He wrote: “Almost all the steps of this administration will have far -reaching consequences for all federal programs and activities, which threatens our families, our national security and the success of our country.”
