Trump’s administrative note announces a violent freezing on a wide swath of federal payments

Washington – Trump’s administration will temporarily stop payments from many federal programs on Tuesday evening, cutting off Americans who rely on what can be billions of financing and setting a legal challenge on constitutional authorization to expenses.

. Two -page note From the Office of Management and the budget that the freezing applies to all federal financial assistance, including subsidies and loans, although the note of the note stated that “should not be interpreted to influence Medicare or Social Security” benefits “, but Medicaid was not mentioned.

“Financial assistance should be devoted to the proceedings of administrative priorities, concentration of taxpayers’ dollars to develop a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of citizens, releasing American energy and production, the completion of” frauds “and government weapons, promoting efficiency in terms of government and again healthy America” , states OMB notes.

AND Separate note From OMB, he mentions programs that will be detained temporarily during the review, which federal expenses consider to be appropriate.

The list includes the tribal sovereignty program of the Department of Agriculture, Head Start, Department of Prevention and Legal Services of the Veterans Department, Energy Assistance at home or Liheap, Program and numerous programs for preventing sexual assaults in the Department of Justice.

“ Far too sweeping ”

Numerous organizations filed a lawsuit In the Federal Court on Tuesday before a transient pause, while members of the Congress criticized at all, and the number of programs itself.

Republican Senator Maine Susan Collins, chairwoman of the Committee of Menches, said in a compact interview that she supports the administration of Trump, which checks federal expenses to look for ways to improve performance, but said that OMB is too broad.

“This is far too wide and will have a negative impact on the provision of services and programs,” said Collins. “I appreciate that the administration did not apply it to social insurance programs, Medicare, and direct benefits. Nevertheless, this has a great impact on the provision of services and programs. “

Collins said that she had concerns about the Head Start program among those who would be freezing.

“In this order there are many federal programs that seem to be sweep, and I think that the administration must be more selective and, for example, look at one department,” said Collins. “But make sure that this does not affect important direct services programs.”

The best democrats in the American Committees for Funds and Senate sent letter To act as OMB director, Matthew J. Vaeth, expressing an alarm about how payment will affect people throughout the country and questioning the legality of the executive department, trying to annul the legislative department on expenditure decision.

Member of the Rosa Delauro, D-Conn household committee. And the Committee Committee Senate Patty Murray, D-Wash. , unprecedented and will have destructive consequences throughout the country. “

“Although we may have strong political misunderstandings, we should all be united in compliance with the provisions of our nation and constitution,” wrote Delauro and Murray.

“We will be relentless in our work with members on both sides of the nave and in both chambers to protect the power of the Congress bag,” they added. “The law is a law – and we demand that you in your role acting as the OSB director in the opposite course to ensure that the requirements implemented are faithfully met, and the provisions regarding the expenses of the nation are implemented as intended.”

States for fondant

The leader of the Senate minority Chuck Schumer said during a press conference on Tuesday morning that he talked to the Prosecutor General of New York Letitia James about a legal challenge to freeze expenses.

“This morning I talked to my prosecutor general. He is the head of the Association of State Prosecutors – said Schumer. “They immediately go to court regarding this horror.”

Democratic Hawaii Senator Brian Scatz Posted on social media that several states were closed from the Medicaid portal, although he did not mention those of them.

“This is the closing of Trump, except for the time that it is unlawful,” wrote Scatz.

The press secretary of the White House Karoline Leavitt claims that the transient freezing of expenses for subsidies and loans will not directly affect people such as social security or an additional program of nutrition assistance program or social care.

“I think it’s a very responsible remedy,” she said.

The strength of the purse lies with Congress

Article I, Section 9, clause 7 Z Constitution It gives Congress the so -called “capsule power”, granting him the right to approve federal expenses.

Congress adopted several provisions regarding this constitutional power, including the Act on the control control of detention in 1974, which says that the president cannot simply refuse to spend money by Congress.

Selection of Trump for the OMB director, Russ Vought, He called this unconstitutional law many times And he said that he believes that the president has the right to simply ignore the expenditure law section, which was adopted by Congress and signed.

The Senate has not yet confirmed that Vouse about the role of the White House budget director, but he will probably do it in the coming weeks.

Sharon Parrott, President of the Budget and Politics Priority Center, Left Think Tank, Posted on social media The fact that the “unclear and contradictory language of OMB notes makes it difficult to know if funds are threatened to public schools, environmental health centers, state and local law enforcement agencies, veterans’ apartments, healthcare through Medicaid, public services in tribal lands e.t.c.”

“This confusion and apparent stopping of financing is not a political game – true, local and tribal governments, school districts, non -profit organizations and private charity organizations of the provision of services we all rely on, financed from dollars of taxpayers, we cannot function without resources and clarity – wrote Parrott. “The Congress adopted provisions that require an executive department to finance public services, and Trump’s administration seems to be determined to overthrow the congress, and yet waving a hand about the law.”

Parrott worked in OMB as a deputy director for education, maintenance of income and work during the second term of the then President Barack Obama.

Jenny Young, vice president of communication and head of meal staff on America wheels, said that the OMB note “can probably stop the service of millions of sensitive seniors who have no other way of buying or preparing meals.”

“And the lack of clarity and uncertainty now causes the chaos of local meals on wheels, not knowing if they will be returned to meals served today, tomorrow, who knows how long it can take,” said Young. “Which, unfortunately, means that seniors can panic without knowing where their next meals come from. This increases damage because these programs are already underfunded at the beginning. To a large extent, local suppliers are not able to absorb such a blow, especially if it persists for a long time. “

Young said that the older American nutrition program, which provides some meals on the financing of wheels, is a subsidy program managed by aging administration.

Members of the Congress react

Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Senate Lindsey Graham, Rs.c., said that he was talking to OMB staff for more information on how it works. “

Graham said that he would not delay voting on Thursday to send a Vought nomination to the Senate floor.

“We need more information on this subject, but we also need a responsible guy,” said Graham.

Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran, a senior sufficient and chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Committee, said during a compact interview that leadership in VA should talk to OMB officials on Tuesday afternoon to find out how exactly they were to wear expenses with expenses for some subsidies and loans programs.

“We try to get additional information about what it means on subsidies,” said Moran. “I just came from the interrogation of veterans, where this was the topic of conversation. And I understand that VA leadership meets OMB to get to know the details, and then I will have more answers. “

Alaska Gop Senator Lisa Murkowski, who sits in the Senate of the Commission of Mening, repeated similar remarks that she wanted more information on how much the note influenced these federal programs.

Republican northern senator -Dakota John Hoeven, an elders, said that he was not too concerned about the transient detention of federal subsidies and loans programs.

“He looks at many expenses as it should; Browsing this, discovering what makes sense and what doesn’t, “said Hoeven. “The fact that he stops does not mean that it will not be financed. And let’s hope that those that are financed are financed in a better way, more according to our priorities. “

DOD, VA

Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst said that he is not worried about the impact of a transient break on subsidies and loans in the Defense Department and VA.

“I think they will look at it, release funds because they consider it necessary,” said Ernst. “So I think there is a big avalanche in the press, but I think President Trump is acting properly, analyzing our expenses.”

North Karolina GOP, Thom Tillis, a supporter of the federal facilitate of a disaster, said he was skeptical, that freezing would immediately affect people in need of facilitate in the event of disasters.

“I can’t imagine that the president would consciously cut off housing help for people displaced from their homes,” he said. “We have to get to facts compared to fear.”

Ariana Figueroa and Shauneen Miranda contributed to this report.

Last updated 13:42, 28 January 2025

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