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on Monday issued a sweeping memo ordering a halt to all grant, loan and other financial assistance programs disbursed by the federal government, a massive policy change that could affect a huge range of services across the country.that federal agencies should temporarily pause grant and loan programs until Trump’s administration can ensure they are consistent with the president’s agenda, including bans on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and limits on clean energy spending.
“These grants help people in red states and blue states, support families, help parents raise kids, and lead to stronger communities,” the senator added, warning the spending freeze will “mean missed payrolls and rent payments and everything in between: chaos for everything from universities to non-profit charities.”
Trump’s executive orders are likely to face legal challenges, but his intention is not difficult to grasp: an unprecedented effort to seize power from a president far more unbound this time than during his first presidential term.
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