Summary

Senator Bernie Sanders condemned Trumpā€™s order to freeze all federal loans and grants, calling it a ā€œdangerous move towards authoritarianismā€ and ā€œblatantly unconstitutional.ā€

The directive, exempting Social Security and Medicare, is expected to impact universities, nonprofits, food assistance programs, health centers, and disabled veterans.

Sanders emphasized that Congress holds the ā€œpower of the purseā€ and urged Americans to oppose the order.

Attorneys general are preparing legal challenges to overturn the freeze.

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    20 hours ago

    Yep, and austerity kills people. If you want to force the Pentagon to pass an audit before giving them another penny, be my guest, but ā€œthe governmentā€ isnā€™t wasteful.

    Also even if everything ends up being funded again, this put a whole ton of needless stress on people wondering if theyā€™re gonna get paid.