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To: President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Republicans
Do NOT freeze or cut federal aid!
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Closing out his first week, President Donald Trump issued a catastrophic memo ordering a pause in all federal grants and loans that would go into effect with little more than 24 hours notice. States, organizations, and local officials are scrambling to respond and interpret the vague directive.
If not stopped, this memo could be devastating for people in the U.S. and globally–disrupting public services, eroding infrastructure and safety nets, and impacting jobs.
Trump is slashing resources for working class and everyday people—meanwhile his billionaire friends keep getting richer. Will you add your name to the petition to show that we, the people, OPPOSE Trump freezing federal funds that go toward our children, families, schools, and communities?
Why is this important?
The directive, issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget, impacts tens of billions of dollars in funding.
Children and families across the country could suffer from abrupt cuts to school breakfast programs, food benefits, child care block grants, and housing vouchers.
Not to mention how it could impact funding for public education, roads, and transportation. Health care programs and programs like Medicaid, cancer research, and suicide hotlines.
The people who provide these services and the people who rely on them are having their entire livelihoods thrown into limbo. Even temporary pauses to these critical programs could have long standing and lasting effects for everyday people.
Trump and his wealthy friends won’t be impacted by disruptions to federal aid. This is just another political stunt to them. But for the average American, stunts like this are devastating. It’s unacceptable for the people we trust and elect into office to play politics with the public services and social safety nets we rely on.
These federal grants are our tax dollars at work. Trump has no right to freeze necessary funding that puts our communities, jobs, and health at risk. Add your name to the petition to fight back against this or any future freeze to federal aid!