Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more aid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : A memo from the White House budget office is calling for a spending freeze on federal assistance by 5 p.m. Tuesday, which could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans and state and local government grants.
55% : The Monday night memo from the Office of Management and Budget is directing federal agencies to assess compliance with Mr. Trump's executive orders -- specifically targeting "DEI, woke gender ideology and the Green New Deal."
50% : Diane Yentel, the president and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, issued a statement on social media calling the order a "potential 5-alarm fire for nonprofits.""From pausing research on cures for childhood cancer to closing homeless shelters, halting food assistance, reducing safety from domestic violence, and shutting down suicide hotlines, the impact of even a short pause in funding could be devastating and cost lives," Yentel said.
45% : Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer strongly condemned the move at a news conference, saying "in an instant, Donald Trump has shut off billions, perhaps trillions, of dollars that directly support states, cities, towns, schools, hospitals, small businesses, and most of all, families.""This is a dagger at the heart of the average American family," Schumer said, adding that he and his Democratic colleagues are receiving a "deluge" of calls to their offices from people panicked over what the memo means for them.
41% : While Medicaid was initially not considered to be affected, online Medicaid portals throughout the country were affected on Tuesday.
37% : It does not give specifics on what these policies refer to, especially since the Green New Deal was never signed into law.

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