US EditionFive states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds
Five Democratic-led states challenge the Trump administration's freeze on $10 billion in childcare and social services funds, citing lack of evidence and due process.
- On Thursday, five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York challenging a federal freeze on child-care funds.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it froze funds citing concerns about "widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars," but the lawsuit alleges the freeze was driven by viral misinformation and political rhetoric without evidence or due process.
- Funding breakdowns reveal the freeze affects $7.3 billion from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, nearly $2.4 billion from the Child Care and Development Fund, $869 million in social services grants and $185 million Minnesota freeze.
- Providers and advocates say the freeze endangers low-income families, children and people with disabilities, with Mero Kaya warning four metro Denver centers supporting nearly 300 kids could shut without federal funds.
- Against a backdrop of repeated litigation, Democratic attorneys general allege illegal funding cuts while Andrew Nixon said, `Under the Trump Administration, we are ensuring that federal taxpayer dollars are being used for legitimate purposes.
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Democratic-led states sue Trump over freezing $10 billion in welfare funding
Following fraud investigations in Minnesota, five Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration after it said it's freezing funding intended to help low-income families and children.
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Judge: Trump administration can't block child care, other money for 5 states for now
California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that the government did not have a legal reason for holding back the funds.
New York, Jan. 9 (EFE).- Five Democratic states, led by New York, filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump for freezing $10 billion for social services, announced their prosecutors this Friday at a joint press conference. The freezing of funds for Minnesota, New York, Illinois, California and Colorado, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services, will apply to temporary assistance items for needy families…
Illinois joins 4 states suing Trump administration over $10B child care funding freeze – Capitol News IL
“Congress enacted this critical funding to support families and help working parents access child care, and the president does not have the authority to withhold it in this way,” Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement. “This move comes with zero justification, and in the administration’s own words, targets only Democrat-led states.”
Trump suffers setback in bid to cut off $10 billion in child care and social services
A federal judge threw a wrench in the Trump administration's plan Friday to cut off billions of dollars in funding for child care and social services in blue cities.Judge Arun Subramanian ordered the administration to release the money while a legal battle plays out over the $10 billion freeze, The ...
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