US EditionTrump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Oregon and other Democratic states
- On Tuesday, the White House Office of Management and Budget ordered most federal agencies to compile data on spending to 14 Democratic-controlled states and Washington, D.C., due by Jan. 28.
- Most of the targeted jurisdictions voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris and are mostly governed by Democratic governors, while Vermont, the lone Republican-governed state on the list, has a Democrat-controlled legislature.
- The memo asks for detailed spending records, specifically all grants, loans, contracts, subcontracts and 'other monetary awards' to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education, and the OMB memo described it as a data-gathering exercise that does not involve withholding funds.
- Earlier this month the administration froze $10 billion in aid for five Democratic-led states, affecting nearly 340,000 children, and lawmakers condemned the inquiry as politically motivated, signaling court challenges.
- Viewed broadly, the review is part of Trump’s broader pressure campaign against blue states, which includes creating the planned White House-run fraud enforcement arm and targeting clean energy funds previously reinstated by court order.
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Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Oregon and other Democratic states
President Donald Trump’s budget office this week ordered most government agencies to compile data on the federal money that is sent to 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia in what it describes as a tool to “reduce the improper and fraudulent use of those funds.”The order comes a week after Trump said he intended to cut off federal funding that goes to states that are home to “sanctuary cities” that resist his immig…
The Trump administration wants to review the federal funds for certain states. This could lead to cuts. Democrats fear political motives. An analysis.
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