Central New York charities, lawmakers scramble to make sense of Trump's funding freeze

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : federal assistance received directly by individuals.
47% : ""From pausing research on cures for childhood cancer to halting food assistance, safety from domestic violence, and closing suicide hotlines, the impact of even a short pause in funding could be devastating and cost lives," Yentel said in a statement.
42% : It's not immediately clear if Trump and his administration have the legal authority to stop spending that has been approved by Congress.
41% : Those grants, paid monthly, go toward programs that include Medicaid, highway maintenance, healthcare for mothers and newborns, foster care and the removal of lead paint from older homes where children are at risk of poisoning.
33% : "It sounds like Donald Trump has been doing, knee-jerk executive orders to shock and awe his base," Masterpole said.

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