Washington – On Tuesday, a federal judge prevented the Trump administration that would freely freeze a set of federal financial aid while the administration assessed whether it was compatible with the agenda of the new president, as it was found that the guidance has the ability to cause “irreplaceable damage” to the Americans.
The American boycott judge, Lauren Alejhan, delayed the administration and budget note office to apply until at least 5 pm on Monday, while a legal challenge to it through an alliance of non -profit organizations.
Alejhan’s decision, appointing President Biden, followed a rush of confusion and anger between Democratic leaders, state officials and federal programs managers on the ambiguity of guidance, as well as the White House’s efforts to walk in its scope after it first issued a note late on Monday.
Dr. George Si Benjamin, CEO of American Public Health. – Part of the coalition, which filed a lawsuit, said that the guidance has the ability to cause “a lot of defects and loss of services”, and welcomed the decision of the judge to stop him during the litigation.
“When you run a non -profit organization or a small company, mainly, your bank account was closed … You have no feeling if you will get compensation for this work – this is a big problem,” he said.
The administration was also facing a separate legal challenge from California and other states, as officials argued that the direction was tantamount to unconstitutional extract by President Trump that would harm the weak population.
“We will not stand by the president while the president is trying to disrupt the vital programs that feed our children, provide medical care for our families and support housing in our societies,” California comes. General Rob Punta told a news conference. “We will not stand by the president while the law breaks the law and exceeds its authority, as shown in our constitution.”
Punta said it threatens trillion dollars with federal funding, and it was “reckless, it is dangerous, unprecedented in its scope and destroyed in its intended effect.”
New York came. General Lettia James, who leads the effort with Punta, called the memo “clearly unconstitutional.”
James said: “The president does not specify any laws that are implemented and whoever.” “When Congress devotes funding for a program, the president cannot withdraw this funding on a whim.”
Punta and James spoke a day after the speculation of the system – from which the White House reduced even when it was working on the reach of the system.
The White House issued an updated memorandum on Tuesday that expanded a list of programs exempt from the financing pause, including social security, medical care, medicaid and the food aid program known as Snap. The White House said that exempt from the exempt is the federal financing of small companies, farmers, beneficiaries of Bill Grant, and Hayd’s primary, and assistance in rent “and other similar programs.
Caroline Levitt, Trump’s press secretary, said the guidance was not a “temporary stop and aid” and that anyone receiving “individual assistance from the federal government” will continue to receive this aid. She also indicated that the discounts, which were supposed to enter on Tuesday afternoon, were temporary, and that federal programs were free to summon Trump budget officials to prove that their programs were not free.
I also suggested that the administration was clear in the scope of the application, and the confusion in that front was limited to the media.
James and Punta said that the White House’s attempts to reduce the scope of the application after the program managers and the beneficiaries of the terrifying entitlements throughout the country confused the country, did not solve their concerns or deny the need for their lawsuit.
On the contrary, Punta said that the initial thing “has thrown the state’s programs” and the White House’s attempts to explain that it “nourished” confusion.
James said that some states have already reported that the money had been frozen, including the programs that the White House said would not be affected. She said that many states of Madikid payment systems were closed. She said that other programs affected in different states included granting Head Start and granting the development of the child.
California is expected to distribute $ 168.3 billion of federal funds and grants during the June 30 fiscal year. Officials evaluate what is at risk. Los Angeles officials were also scrambling to understand the system, which could affect housing vouchers and granting homeless assistance, according to internal email messages.
Punta said he was coordinating with other state officials, and it is believed that relief financing in federal disasters in order to recover from destroyed forest fires in Los Angeles is still in danger.
The state governor, Gavin News, said that he remained confident in the state’s partnership with the federal government to meet fire -related needs, but he also said that the guidance on financial aid is “completely inconsistent with the law.”
“He is unconstitutional and I think any objective observer sees this,” he said.
The uproar began late on Monday, after Matthew J. Faith, Acting Director of the Administration and Budget Office, a memorandum announces a “temporary stop” on grants, loans and other financial assistance.
Vaeth wrote that the voters gave Trump “an authorization to increase the effect of every dollar of federal tax”, and Trump needs to determine which spending by the government is in line with his agenda.
“Financial assistance must be allocated to develop management priorities, concentrate taxpayers dollars on the advancement of America stronger and safer, eliminate the financial burden of inflation for citizens, the release and manufacture of American energy, end the” crying “government, and make America healthy again.” The use of federal resources to pay Marxist property rights, sexual transformation, and new green social engineering policies are a waste of taxpayers that do not improve the lives of those we serve. “
Democrats immediately began the sound of warnings, calling the unconstitutional guidance and sweeping Trump’s authority as a president, given that Congress, not the White House, is generally allocated.
Senate Vice President Patti Murray said that the fact that “Congress carries the authority of the wallet” is “very clear in the constitution.”
Senator Jeff Merkeley (D-Or), the largest democracy in the Senate Budget Committee, described a “constitutional crisis”. On Thursday, his committee is scheduled to vote on Trump’s nomination of the White House head of virus. VIGY is a freezing freezing engineer.
The original note in all federal agencies ordered a “comprehensive analysis” to spend to determine which of them “consistent with the President’s policies” and the distance of executive orders issued by Trump.
Meanwhile, he said, federal agencies – to “the extent permitted under the laws in force – must stop all funds or” other relevant agency activities “that may be covered with Trump’s orders, including, but not limited to, Financial and Vaeth wrote:
The memo said that the temporary suspension will give the Trump administration time “to determine the best uses for financing” to move forward.
Each of the major Republicans greatly defended this step – which indicates that it was a natural work for an incoming administration.
“I think this is an ordinary practice at the beginning of the administration, until they have an opportunity to review how to spend money,” said John Thun, the majority of the Senate, said.
Democrats differed – as they released specifically decisive reactions before the White House clarifications.
Senate minority leader Charles E Schumer (DN.Y.) described the direction as “bright” and “dagger in the heart of the ordinary American family in the red states and blue states, in cities, in the suburbs, in rural areas.”
“The illegal plan for Trump will raise costs, hurt the working families and prohibit critical resources for the needy Americans,” said Nancy Pelosi (De San Francisco), former Speaker of Parliament. Representative John Garjamdi said that it would lead to the suffering of the Americans.
An alliance including American public health. And the National Council for non -profit organizations Independently Memorandum in court, as well.
Follow a separate directive from the Trump administration to stop a set of external aid.
Mark Peterson, a professor of the University of California in Los Angeles, who studies public policy and political science, said that the original memorandum was without precedent and left “severe mystery regarding what affects it and how it applies”, in addition to its duration.
“Anything, from the point of view of the Trump administration, the smell of dealing with equity or inclusion can be exposed,” said Peterson. “There is a lot of misunderstanding about what these issues are.”
The Times Pinho team was informed of Washington, the university president from San Francisco and Albert Reyes from Los Angeles. The Times team writer Tarin Luna in Sacramento contributed to this report.