by Michelle Diament | January 30, 2025
“The Trump administration is walking back a directive to pause trillions of dollars in government spending that bred uncertainty about the impact on everything from Medicaid to special education, employment and housing assistance for people with disabilities.
The White House Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum Wednesday rescinding an order issued earlier in the week to halt federal grant, loan and other financial assistance programs with limited exception.
The original directive was set to take effect Tuesday evening, but was temporarily delayed by a federal judge before the White House decided to pull it altogether. The broad language in the order had set off widespread confusion as federal officials, state governments, nonprofits, disability advocates and others struggled to grasp exactly what the implications of the directive might have been.”