GOP Lawmakers Defend Trump’s Grant Freeze

Opponents sued to stop the pause, saying it violates a 1974 law that protects funds already authorized by Congress.
GOP Lawmakers Defend Trump’s Grant Freeze
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Jan. 21. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Stacy Robinson
Nathan Worcester
Jan Jekielek
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DORAL, Fla.—The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a pause on outgoing federal grant and loan money on Jan. 27, requiring agencies to examine in detail how taxpayer dollars are being spent.

“This temporary pause will provide the administration time to review agency programs and determine the best uses of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the president’s priorities,” the OMB memo reads.

Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]