This pauses disbursement of all federal loans and prohibits new scientific grant funding indefinitely. As written, this appears to apply to student loans, as those are disbursed via universities–not directly from the Dept of Education. It explicitly requires cancellation of awarded scientific grant funding that is in conflict with the current administration.
Things keep getting worse… I can’t believe so many people voted for this.
It keeps getting worse, but it’s not like it was unexpected. This is exactly what they said they would do, and people voted for them, because eggs or whatever.
If anything they only surprises so far have been positive ones (like Ukraine).
I honestly didn’t expect this one. They didn’t do anything like this last time and this is highly illegal. Hoping the courts stop this because it’s going to hurt thousands of people if not more if it goes through.
Fascists have to appear mega alpha. Dropping aid to Ukraine would basically show capitulation to a weaker power (Russia), and project weakness. Can’t have that.
This includes WIC. For those who don’t know, it is a program that provides food for mothers and infants in impoverished families.
The “poor babies” crowd is about to kill a whole lot of babies. Very pro-life.
The linked memo states
except for assistance received directly by individuals.
I don’t know what this means. Nobody knows what this means. I work in a federal agency. The instructions coming down are vague and even self-conflicting but threaten severe consequences if not exactly followed.
Same with everything else. Like no one actually knows how to follow the new RTO mandate, or what it even means in relation to existing contracts, etc.
all federal agencies would be forced to suspend payments — with the exception of Social Security and Medicare.
No, go ahead. All is all. Not like those programs will exist when I retire. Geriatric still wants what benefits his generation, damn everyone else.
Oh yeah, and congress controls the federal budget, not the president. It is congress’s responsibility. So, you know, feel free to get off your arses senators and representatives, when you get a chance.
“The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve,” according to the memo…
Jesus Christ it’s just scary word salad with these people. I guess it always has been, but God damn it’s so infuriating.
Sorry Texas and Florida…you shouldn’t have been hanging out with California, NY, and Pennsylvania.
Very cool that contracts are very important and I must pay back my crippling student loans. We can’t just stop money with a magic wand.
Oh but the government can just stop giving out money to people it already owes. Hope those mothers and babies in need won’t starve.
That’s all nice and good but I feel like the law is not going to be on their side.
Never stopped them before…
