The White House Budget Office’s order to halt grants, loans, and federal financial assistance has triggered a potential halt in a wide range of programs, causing confusion and alarm among the groups reliant on them. The two-page memo, issued by Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, has raised more questions than it answers. The legality of President Trump’s unilateral decision to halt Congressionally allocated funds is under scrutiny, with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer deeming the move a ‘blatant disobedience of the law’ and urging the reversal of the decision. The memo’s mention of a temporary pause in activities related to federal financial assistance, as well as programs involving ‘D.E.I., woke gender ideology, and the Green New Deal,’ leaves many puzzled.
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