Trump White House orders freeze on federal grants, loans - Roll Call

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Still, as written the pause could affect a big swath of programs that aid lower-income households, including: Medicaid; school breakfast and lunch programs; Section 8 rental assistance; Title I education grants; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; state grants for child care; Head Start; and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
56% : "Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities," acting OMB director Matthew Vaeth wrote in the memo.
39% : Far-reaching memo requires federal agencies to stop spending considered out of step with the president's prioritiesPresident Donald Trump's budget office on Monday ordered all federal agencies to temporarily block disbursement of grants and loans -- other than for Social Security, Medicare and other programs providing direct aid to individuals.

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