Republicans are so far not sounding the alarm over President Donald Trump’s pausing of potentially trillions in federal spending, a move that could test the limits of presidential authority to block money already approved by Congress.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said he did not have concerns about a memo from Trump’s budget office ordering a freeze of all federal financial assistance.
“I think it’s probably a pretty appropriate thing to do. There was a lot of money flying out the door right at the end of the Biden administration. So I think putting a stop to everything, ...