Trump Admin Blocked Around $430 Billion in Federal Funds, Top Democrats Say

President Trump and Elon Musk have said they want to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal government.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2020. Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images

Congressional Democrats said on April 29 that the Trump administration has blocked about $430 billion in federal funding and that they are chronicling how it is stopping the flow of funds.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top Democrats on the Senate and House appropriations committees, released a tracker on April 29 to “shine a light on President Trump’s vast, illegal funding freeze and how it is hurting people in every zip code in America.”