The White House budget office ordered a break from all federal subsidies and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent on Monday. The break also blocks the issuance of new grants.
The gel is Available to take effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday And could have an impact on thousands of dollars in dollars. He marks the last decision of the Trump administration to exercise control over federal funding, even that which has already been awarded by the congress.
Here is what the legislators have responded so far:
• Senator Patty Murray of the state of Washington and Representative Rosa Delauro Connecticut – The best Democratic collectors at the Congress – wrote to the White House on Monday evening describing their “extreme alarm” with the move. “The scope of what you order is breathtaking, unprecedented and will have devastating consequences across the country,” they said.
• Leader of the Senate minority Chuck Schumer quickly criticized this decision. “Congress has approved these investments and they are not optional; They are the law, “said New York Democrat. “These subsidies help people in red states and blue states, support families, help parents raise children and lead to stronger communities.”
• Leader of the majority of the Senate John Thune defended President Donald Trump’s actions and said people should wait and see what could happen. “We will see in a way what the scale is and what they are, you know, what they intend to do in a more complete way. But for the moment, I think it’s just that it’s a kind of preliminary step that I think most administrations are doing, “he said.
• Oklahoma Representative Tom ColeChairman of the Credit Committee of the Chamber, said Tuesday in Florida, the Manu Raju of CNN at the touch of the GOP conference in Doral, Florida, he does not have “a problem” with the decision of The White House to hang federal aid. “I am not a lawyer, I cannot pontify on what is legal, but I suspect what is happening, this is what most of the Republicans would support,” he said. “Credits are not a law, it is the Congress directive.”
• Kentucky Representative Andy Barr said that the aid break was “welcome” and in accordance with Trump’s efforts to examine public spending while calling concerns about the impact on the freezing of medical research and food aid “exaggerated” .
• Utah Blake Moore representativeThe vice-president of the GOP conference of the Chamber, recognized part of “anxiety” around frost, but insisted that this decision is important to ensure that federal expenses are “compliant” . “The federal government spends a lot of money, we want to make sure that it goes in the right places, it is consistent,” he said. “It’ll be OK.”
• Rhode Island Gabe Amo representativeA member of the Chamber Committee on the Budget, said that this decision “would bring great pain” to red and blue communities. “This action will bring a lot of pain to many – from community health centers to federal programs that help feed hungry children with small businesses and non -profit organizations that do a good job in our communities. People will suffer from this decision, “said AMO in a statement.
• Illinois Representative Mike Quigley said the administration used children as political pawns. “I cannot imagine that this is what the American people wanted when President Donald Trump said he had a mandate. Children who do not eat are not part of any agreement, “said Quigley to Jim Acosta on” CNN Newsroom “.
This message has been updated with additional legislative reactions.