{"id":1051002,"date":"2025-01-29T17:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T22:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051002"},"modified":"2025-01-29T17:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T22:02:54","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8trump-admin-forced-to-back-down-from-disastrous-project-2025-agenda-that-put-critical-programs-at-risk-for-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%a8trump-admin-forced-to-back-down-from-disastrous-project-2025-agenda-that-put-critical-programs-at-risk-for-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8Trump Admin Forced to Back Down From Disastrous Project 2025 Agenda That Put Critical Programs at Risk for Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to Donald Trump and his Project 2025 loyalists being forced into reversing their move to freeze critical federal grants and loans, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn his first weeks on the job, Donald Trump put critical programs for millions of Americans at risk, throwing seniors, homeless veterans, cancer patients, and hungry children all under the bus as part of his reckless and unpopular agenda \u2013 until Democrats and working families forced him to back down. Let\u2019s be clear: This won\u2019t be the last time Trump tries to rip away health care and skyrocket costs for the American people, and Democrats will be ready to stand up and fight back every time he tries to come after working families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW: After causing panic and chaos \u2014 and throwing millions of Americans under the bus \u2014 Trump\u2019s White House OMB was forced to rescind their disastrous federal aid freeze order.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/29\/politics\/white-house-rescind-federal-funding-freeze\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: \u201cThe White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to a memo from a Trump administration official.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a look at some of the programs Trump put at risk with his funding freeze (and still hasn\u2019t actually answered for):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medicaid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaid.gov\/medicaid\/program-information\/medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-data\/report-highlights\/index.html#:~:text=79%2C308%2C002%20people%20were%20enrolled%20in,people%20were%20enrolled%20in%20CHIP.\">72 million<\/a> Americans who rely on it for access to critical \u2014 and often lifesaving \u2014 health care\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/arthurdelaneyhp\/status\/1884257138421424387?s=46\">Meals on Wheels<\/a> for seniors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JStein_WaPo\/status\/1884274270139756777\">Housing for veterans<\/a> on the streets out in the cold and without a roof over their heads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food stamps for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbpp.org\/research\/food-assistance\/a-closer-look-at-who-benefits-from-snap-state-by-state-fact-sheets#Alabama\">42 million<\/a> families\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School breakfast programs for <a href=\"https:\/\/frac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reach-Report-2024.pdf\">millions<\/a> of children\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean water <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2025\/01\/27\/trump-white-house-orders-freeze-on-federal-grants-loans\/\">infrastructure<\/a> across the country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/27\/us\/politics\/white-house-pauses-federal-grants.html?smid=url-share\">Cancer research<\/a> to help save the lives of millions of Americans, including children with cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critical nutrition assistance for <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2025\/01\/27\/trump-white-house-orders-freeze-on-federal-grants-loans\/\">pregnant mothers and newborns<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-orders-pause-all-federal-grants-loans-2025-01-28\/\">Disaster relief<\/a> for millions of Americans suffering from natural disasters, including those who lost their homes and livelihoods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2025\/01\/27\/trump-white-house-orders-freeze-on-federal-grants-loans\/\">Head Start,<\/a> which helps children access early education programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/01\/27\/white-house-pauses-federal-grants\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM3OTU0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzM5MzM2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Mzc5NTQwMDAsImp0aSI6ImZlYzlhZTI3LTQ5ODUtNGNiYi04ZWEyLWNjNWE3YWE5NDE4MiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9idXNpbmVzcy8yMDI1LzAxLzI3L3doaXRlLWhvdXNlLXBhdXNlcy1mZWRlcmFsLWdyYW50cy8ifQ.OH6OKaNolVYueeEJz2SzVWQBrgB372ZHhXvCMTAU0zU\">Financial aid<\/a> for college students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/01\/28\/nx-s1-5277131\/federal-grant-freeze-attorney-general-trump\">Funding<\/a> for law enforcement and community safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Donald Trump and his Project 2025 loyalists being forced into reversing their move to freeze critical federal grants and loans, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cIn his first weeks on the job, Donald Trump put critical programs for millions of Americans at risk, throwing seniors, homeless veterans, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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