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Dems Question Legality of Trump's Federal Grants Freeze

By    |   Tuesday, 28 January 2025 01:28 PM EST

Democrats are questioning the legality of the decision by the White House budget office to pause all grants and loans distributed by the federal government to ensure that its programs are in line with President Donald Trump's executive orders, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

"Donald Trump must direct his administration to reverse course immediately and the taxpayers' money should be distributed to the people," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said in a statement.

Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth said agencies must stop "all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance" to the "extent admissible by applicable law," while ordering a review of programs to determine "best uses of the funding" consistent with Trump's priorities, according to The Hill.

But Schumer, a New York Democrat, said that "Congress approved these investments and they are not optional; they are the law. These grants help people in red states and blue states, support families, help parents raise kids, and lead to stronger communities."

The Senate minority leader added that the move could jeopardize "billions upon billions of community grants and financial support that help millions of people across the country. It will mean missed payrolls and rent payments and everything in between: chaos for everything from universities to non-profit charities."

Democratic spending chiefs also called the scope of the agency's actions "breathtaking" and "unprecedented," with Washington Sen. Patty Murray and Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro stating in a letter that "as leaders of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, we write with extreme alarm about the administration's efforts to undermine Congress's power of the purse, threaten our national security, and deny resources for states, localities, American families, and businesses."

Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman, a Newsmax writer based in Israel, has more than three decades writing and editing about culture and politics for newspapers, online and television.

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Democrats are questioning the legality of the decision by the White House budget office to pause all grants and loans distributed by the federal government to ensure that its programs are in line with President Donald Trump's executive orders, The Washington Post reported.
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