Trump administration starts at least a partial walk-back after furor

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : The support for critical research at our universities.
58% : I suppose we'll just have to wait and see...A notice at the top of the federal Medicaid Payment Management System website on Tuesday read: "Due to Executive Orders regarding potentially unallowable grant payments, PMS is taking additional measures to process payments.
57% : Billions went to grants in other parts of state government, including some $2.3 billion to the Department of Transportation, $401 million to the agency tasked with economic opportunity and $314 million to the Environmental Protection Agency, the same report said.
54% : In the fiscal year ending in 2024, Illinois agencies received nearly $30 billion in direct federal aid, according to a report from the state Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
51% : funding that allows our law enforcement partners to fight crime and impacts those who rely on Medicaid for life-saving health care.
35% : This followed efforts by then-President Richard Nixon to withhold spending on programs he did not support, like Trump has indicated his intention to do.

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