The new President Donald Trump administration ordered radical freezing of federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs, so that she can examine them. The measure is to come into effect on Tuesday later in the afternoon and It raised disputes and accusations that President Trump was violating the constitution. TASR informs about this on the basis of AFP report.
Wall Street Journal, referring to government sources, said the Trump administration sent a report to all departments and agencies on Monday (27 1.) “It has caused confusion, as it is not clear whether only financial assistance related to the regulations that President Trump signed in the first week in the office, or all the current federal financial assistance programs, will be suspended.. According to sources from the report of the director of the budgetary office Matthew Vaetha, it is not clear how such a break will work or how long it will take.
An extraordinary measure follows a similar notice that Foreign US aid is frozen. Trump won the presidential election in part thanks to the promises to reduce spending. Clearly stated that he intended to intend to explore all federal programs to see if they meet its political goals.
According to the budgetary authority, “this temporary break will provide the administration with time to review agencies’ programs and determine the best way of funding these programs in accordance with the law and the President’s priorities”. However, it is not clear whether the President has the power to stop the expenses approved by the Congress, which, according to the Constitution, has the power over the US budget.
Democrats immediately accused Trump of grasping power and threatening those parts of the country that are dependent on federal funds, from local governments to education to the financing of motorways or loans for small businesses. The newspaper added that the document contains footnotes that state that the Medicare Health Insurance Program and Social Security benefits do not concern a financing break.
According to the leader of the Chuck Schumemus Senate minority (New York Democrat), the pause in financing endangers community grants and financial support that helps millions of people across the country. The consequence of this event will be “chaos everywhere, from universities to non -profit charities, state aid in disasters, enforcement, helping older people or food packages for those who need them,” stressed.
