President Trump and Elon Musk say they want to reduce federal fraud, waste and abuse.
Congressional Democrats said on April 29 that the Trump administration blocked around $430 billion in federal funds and recorded how it halted the flow of funds.
“Instead of investing in Americans, President Trump is ignoring our laws and tearing our resources apart,” Murray and Delauro said. They said funds that were cut or frozen by the Trump administration have been approved by Congress.
The strong House and Senate appropriations committees, where Republicans control both chambers by majority, draft an annual funding law that Congress passes and sends to the president’s desk and sends his signature to become law.
Since taking office in January, Trump has said he wants to reduce federal fraud, waste and abuse while trying to end various programs that don’t match his administration’s priorities.
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The White House, which has not responded to Democrats’ claims, did not immediately respond to Epoch Times’ request for comments.
They pointed to $12 million in cancelled funding for the Fair Housing Initiative Program, which provides grants to nonprofits to “prevent housing discrimination.” They also cited nearly $1 billion for the green and resilient retrofit program. $10 million for the Citizens and Integrated Grant Program. including a $80 million grant and a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Trump administration is fighting in court to keep many of the administration’s cuts in federal agencies.
“People voted for a massive government reform, and that’s what people are trying to get,” said Musk, a senior presidential adviser and special government employee who appeared at the White House in February. “That’s what democracy is all about.”
Musk said he will continue to support the Trump administration, “to ensure that the waste and fraud we stopped have not returned.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
