New Jersey joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s pause on federal funding
The White House Budget Office sent out an internal memo on Monday. Trillions of dollars in government spending and public programs are halted.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans.
It comes as New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin joins other attorney generals from across the country to file a lawsuit against the plan.
The move would have frozen certain federal grants and loans. The White House Budget Office sent out an internal memo on Monday. Trillions of dollars in government spending and public programs were halted.
Platkin said Tuesday that the move would directly impact New Jersey residents of all ages.
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“Funding that goes to support our kids in school. Funding that ensures our seniors receive health care. Funding that ensures our law enforcement officers, who are working tirelessly around the clock to keep us safe, can keep doing their jobs. That’s what we’re talking about here,” Platkin said.
In addition to the multistate lawsuit, several nonprofits which rely on federal grants and loans, are also taking action.
The White House says there was no reason to panic.
"This is not a blanket pause on federal assistance in grant programs from the Trump administration. Individual assistance that includes - I'm not naming everything that's included - but just to give you a few examples, Social Security benefits, Medicare benefits, food stamps, welfare benefits, assistance that is going directly to individuals will not be impacted by this pause,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a media briefing on Tuesday.
The Budget Office had directed agencies to submit their answers no later than Feb. 7.
