Wisconsin officials locked out of Medicaid portal after Trump freeze order

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : While the directive is broad, including all federal financial assistance, the memo also includes a caveat that this can only affect federal assistance "to the extent permissible under applicable law.
58% : The memo refers to an executive order Trump signed on Jan. 20, which directed department and agency heads to "immediately pause" new programs and disbursements of development assistance to foreign countries.
58% : ""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," the memo said.
53% : A spokeswoman for Trump said the "White House is aware of the Medicaid website portal outage.
51% : A memo released Tuesday by Office of Management and Budget said Medicaid would "continue without pause.
51% : On the domestic side, the federal government issues grants for everything from road building to scientific research.
43% : MADISON - Wisconsin officials are locked out of software portals that manage funding for the state's Medicaid programs following an order by President Donald Trump to freeze federal assistance, according to a source with knowledge.
33% : Evers sent a letter to Trump on Tuesday seeking more guidance about which programs in the state would be affected and pleaded for a delay.

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