Some lawmakers from the Democratic Party have called on the Office of Management and Budget to reverse the memo.
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SomelawmakersfromtheDemocraticPartyhavecalledontheOfficeofManagementandBudgettoreversethememo.
TheOfficeofManagementandBudget(OMB)directedfederalagencies,inaJan.27memorandum,tosuspendthedistributionofgrants,loans,andotherfinancialassistancewhiletheprogramsareunderreview.
Amemo,fromOMBActingDirectorMatthewVaeth,directsfederalagenciestoconductacomprehensiveanalysisofallfinancialassistanceprogramstodeterminewhethertheyarealignedwiththeexecutiveorderssignedbyPresidentDonaldTrumpafterhisinaugurationonJan.20.
“Intheinterim,totheextentpermissibleunderapplicablelaw,FederalagenciesmusttemporarilypauseallactivitiesrelatedtoobligationordisbursementofallFederalfinancialassistance,andotherrelevantagencyactivitiesthatmaybeimplicatedbytheexecutiveorders,including,butnotlimitedto,financialassistanceforforeignaid,nongovernmentalorganizations,DEI,wokegenderideology,andthegreennewdeal,”itstated.
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