Michigan AG Dana Nessel says she will sue to block Trump's federal funding pause

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The memo specifically excluded from the pause "assistance received directly by individuals," including Medicare and Social Security, and also appeared to exclude state welfare payments to needy families, such as food stamps, which account for close to $5.5 billion in federal spending in Michigan.
56% : By state agency, the biggest recipients of federal funding are the Department of Health and Human Services ($26.6 billion); the Michigan Department of Transportation ($2.3 billion); School Aid ($2.3 billion); and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity ($1.2 billion).
54% : But Nessel said in a news release it appeared payments under Medicaid could be impacted by the pause, as well as Head Start, which is a preschool program.
38% : "Programs delivered through the states that are already provided for under federal law, such as Medicaid, may not be covered by the pause, Schneider said.

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