Republicans Back Trump for Now on Sweeping Federal Funding Pause

Jan. 28, 2025, 4:52 PM UTC

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, ...

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