Legal battle looms as Trump funding freeze sends chills to Montana and beyond

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : States on average receive about 30% of their revenues from the federal government, according to Federal Funds Information for States.
59% : The largest grant program is Medicaid, which provides health care for lower-income children and adults.
52% : The pause is the latest example of how Trump is harnessing his power over the federal system to advance his conservative goals.
44% : "We've never seen anything like this," said Marcia Howard, executive director of Federal Funds Information for States, a nonprofit that analyzes the effect of federal actions on states.
38% : They also said that federal assistance to individuals would not be affected, including Social Security, Medicare, food stamps and other such programs.
26% : Unlike during his first term, when Trump and many members of his inner circle were unfamiliar with Washington, this time he's reaching deep into the bureaucracy.

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