Rep. Budzinski Demands Answers on Trump Administration's Pausing of Federal Programmatic Funding
January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025:
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SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's order to federal agencies to freeze grant and loan payments beginning at 5:00 p.m. this evening.
"This announcement is a blatant dismissal of Congress' constitutional authority over the power of the purse. . . .
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SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's order to federal agencies to freeze grant and loan payments beginning at 5:00 p.m. this evening.
"This announcement is a blatant dismissal of Congress' constitutional authority over the power of the purse. . . .