Press Releases

LCV Statement on White House Pause of All Federal Grants

Jan 27, 2025

Washington, D.C.– In response to the White House Office of Budget Management pausing all federal grants effective tomorrow, the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from Senior Government Affairs Advocate, David Shadburn:

“When Congress appropriates taxpayer money, the administration must spend it. Period. These actions will not only immediately harm families and communities, making lives harder and more expensive, but also go against the very foundations of our government where Congress has the power of the purse. This dangerously broad overreach directed by Project 2025 is an extreme power grab meant to instill chaos and will cause very real harm to people in every state. If President Trump, Stephen Miller, and Russell Vought truly cared about the American people, they would maintain federal aid, grants and loans that serve our communities. This aid must remain in place to ensure continued access to clean air and drinking water, protections for the environment, and safeguards for the health and safety of our communities.”

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