[ [link removed] ]Our taxes, our priorities! Tell Donald Trump: Do NOT cut federal aid!
Dear MoveOn member,
Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued a catastrophic memo ordering a
pause in all federal grants and loans starting today at 5:00 p.m. ET,
giving barely 24 hours for states, organizations, and local officials to
respond, leaving them scrambling to interpret the vague directive.
If not stopped, this memo could be devastating for people in the U.S. and
globally—disrupting public services, eroding infrastructure and safety
nets, and impacting jobs.
Children and families across the country could suffer with the future of
school breakfast programs; food benefits like the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); child care block grants; and housing
vouchers in jeopardy.^1
Not to mention how the memo could impact funding for public education,
roads, and transportation. Health care programs and funding for Medicaid,
cancer research, and suicide hotlines are also at risk.^2,3 Multiple
states are already reporting trouble accessing the portal used to manage
Medicaid spending.^4
Even temporary pauses or freezes could dramatically reshape our social
safety nets and public services—and already people are worried that these
changes could become permanent.
[ [link removed] ]Trump is slashing resources for working-class and everyday
people—meanwhile, his billionaire friends keep getting richer. Will you
add your name to the petition to show that we, the people, OPPOSE Trump
freezing federal funds that go toward our schools, families, and
communities?
It's been one week since Donald Trump was inaugurated, and he's already
sowing chaos and threatening to completely dismantle our social safety
nets. Add your name to say NO to freezing federal aid that our communities
desperately need!
[3]Sign the petition
Members in Congress like Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rosa
DeLauro of Connecticut are sounding the alarm, warning that the scope of
what Trump has proposed is "unprecedented" and "will have devastating
consequences across the country."^5 Let's be clear—this directive is
straight out of Project 2025, the unpopular extremist manifesto that Trump
repeatedly distanced himself from during his campaign and said he wouldn't
enact.^6,7 Suddenly cutting essential aid for seniors, children, and
families and putting people's jobs at risk is a cruel, heartless
demonstration of power and is a betrayal to everyone, no matter where they
live or whom they voted for.
Trump and his wealthy friends won't be impacted by slashes to federal aid.
This is just another political stunt to them. But for everyday people,
stunts like this are devastating. It's unacceptable for the people we
trust and elect into office to play politics with the social safety nets
we rely on.
[ [link removed] ]These federal grants are our tax dollars at work. Trump has no right to
freeze necessary funding and put our communities, jobs, and health at
risk. Add your name to the petition NOW!
It's not a coincidence that—despite tens of billions of dollars at
stake—the two-page memo was vaguely written and issued as a surprise, with
little notice or time to respond. Trump's game plan since Day 1 has been
to create chaos. He wants to see what he can get away with.
But millions of Americans rely on the programs disrupted by this memo, and
we all benefit when our schools are funded, roads are maintained, and
communities cared for. We will not allow our neighbors to fall through the
cracks created by this administration. We are ready to fight back.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to demand NO freezes or cuts to federal aid—temporary or
permanent—and send to three friends to help spread the word.
Thanks for all you do.
–Nakia, Kelly, Mona, Aliya, and the rest of the team
P.S. No matter who you are, or where you live: Your senators NEED to hear
from you NOW. After you sign the petition, call [ tel:18443289232 ]1-844-328-9232 to fight
back for the safety of all of our communities and families.
Sources:
1. "Judge temporarily blocks part of Trump administration's plans to
freeze federal aid," CNN, January 28, 2025
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2. Ibid.
3. "Trump Administration Freezes Federal Grants And Loans," The Pinnacle
Gazette, January 28, 2025
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4. "Illinois, Other States Lose Access to Medicaid Portal Amid Funding
Freeze," WTTW, January 28, 2025
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5. "Judge temporarily blocks part of Trump administration's plans to
freeze federal aid," CNN, January 28, 2025
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6. "How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze,"
Associated Press, January 28, 2025
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7. "Trump Disavowed Project 2025 During the Campaign. Not Anymore." The
New York Times, November 29, 2024
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