WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has allegedly frozen or terminated a total of $412 billion of federal funds for research, national security, and economic development initiatives, according to a tracker developed by the Democratic leaders of the appropriations committees of Congress.
The funds comprise 124 different grants and budget appropriations that were allocated for the 2024–2025 fiscal year. The Democratic ranking members of the appropriations committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives say that all these funds are being improperly withheld by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which directs their disbursement from the Treasury.
“President [Donald] Trump continues to block hundreds of billions of dollars that have been signed into law, and it is families, farmers, small businesses, and communities in every part of the country who are suffering the consequences,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member of the House counterpart, wrote in a joint statement in June about their findings….
More Than $400 Billion in Federal Funds Are Being Withheld, Say Democratic Lawmakers
