Trump freezes federal grants and loans: What's included and what it could mean for you

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The U.S. Health and Human Services agency doles out over a half trillion dollars to states in a joint partnership to run Medicaid, the nation's health care coverage for about 80 million of the poorest of Americans, including millions of children.
51% : "EPA is continuing to work with OMB as they review processes, policies and programs, as required by the memorandum," Vaseliou said. Court battles are imminent, and Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to ask a Manhattan federal court to block the Republican president's moves.
50% : " An Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman says the pause will "align federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through President Trump's priorities.
45% : Medicaid is notably not exempt from a White House directive to pause all federal grants and loans by the end of day Tuesday.
40% : They also said that federal assistance to individuals would not be affected, including Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, student loans and scholarships.
31% : But there was no explanation of whether the pause would affect Medicaid, food stamps, disaster assistance and other programs.

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