Democratic senators are warning that the Trump administration’s planned federal funding freeze could have sweeping implications for disaster relief programs, particularly in states that have recently been hit by fires or hurricanes.
“This broad and unlawful order is going to be immediately felt in a deeply harmful way,” California Sen. Adam Schiff told NOTUS. “It may particularly impact those that experience disasters, whether they’re in California or North Carolina or elsewhere, in terms of slowing down recovery assistance and more broadly.”
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily paused the funding freeze after a group of nonprofits sued over the anticipated effects of the stop in aid. But the uncertainty of what happens next is hanging over billions of dollars in federal funding.