Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
The New York Times••general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration plans to freeze $10 billion in funding for child care subsidies, social services, and cash support for low-income families in five Democratic-controlled states: Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois, and Colorado.
- Approximately $7 billion in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds, $2.4 billion for the Child Care Development Fund, and $870 million in social services grants will be withheld, potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of low-income households.
- The freeze follows a major welfare fraud scheme uncovered in Minnesota, where investigators identified multiple fraud cases resulting in billions of dollars in losses, but no similar evidence has been presented for the other four states.
- The Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson accused Democrat-led
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