The White House Pausa federal subsidies and loans as of Tuesday while the president’s administration Donald Trump begins a general ideological review of your expenses.
The decision of the Republican Administration could affect billion dollars and cause a wide interruption in health research, educational programs and other initiatives. Even subsidies that have already been granted, but have not been spent will stop.
“The use of federal resources to advance social engineering policies of Marxist, transgender and new green pact is a waste of taxpayers who does not improve the daily life of those we serve,” he said in a memorandum Matthew VaethInterim Director of the Office of Administration and Budget.
The pause comes in effect at 5 pm et, and it is not clear in the memorandum how extensive it will be. VAETH said all expenses must comply with the executive orders of Trumpwhich intends to undo progressive advances about transgender rights, environmental justice and efforts of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Vaeth wrote that “Each agency must complete an exhaustive analysis of all its federal financial assistance programs to identify programs, projects and activities that may be involved by any of the president’s executive orders”.
Washington It is an expenses center that flows to several departments, local governments, non -profit organizations and contractors, and the memorandum has left countless people who depend on that money wondering how they will be affected.
Pause is the most recent example of how Trump He is taking advantage of his power over the federal system to promote his conservative objectives. Unlike during his first term, when Trump and many members of his intimate circle were unknown in Washingtonthis time he is deeply reaching the bureaucracy.
“They are taking the president’s agenda from the bottom up”said Paul Light, an expert in the Federal Government and Professor Emeritus of Public Service at the New York University.
But he added that there are risks in the approach of Trumpespecially with so many Washington dependent voters. “You can’t just bother, bother, bother. You have to deliver results. ”
The benefits of Medicare and Social Security will not be affected, according to the memorandum. But there was no explanation of whether the pause will affect Medicaidfood coupons, disaster assistance and other programs. The memorandum said it should be implemented “to the extent that the applicable law allows it.”
“Will the NIH cancer trials stop?”the senator wrote on social networks Amy Klobuchara Minnesota Democrat, referring to the National Health Institutes.
An informative session with the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitthis first in office, is scheduled for the 1 PM et.
The legislators Patty Murray and Rose Delaurothe main democrats in the allocation committees of the Senate and the House of Representativesrespectively, expressed “extreme alarm” in a letter to VAETH.
“The actions of this administration will have high -range consequences for almost all federal programs and activities, putting at risk the financial security of our families, our national security and the success of our country,” they wrote.
(AP)
