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Government Illinois JB Pritzker signed on Tuesday a letter required White house For releasing $ 1.88 billion approved federal funding, which he says Trump’s administration denies.
Pritzker, open critic of the President Donald TrumpHe said in a letter to Russel Vought, director of the Office for Management and Budget (OMB), that Congress had brought nearly $ 2 billion in federal funds, “signed in the law and promised Illinois.”
“We have an obligation to Illinois to taxpayers and residents to require answers to the future of this financing,” the letter states, “including when Trump’s administration will follow the law and to manage the promises of the Federal Government that they will return the difficult dollars of taxpayers to the Illinois economy, workforce and community.”
The letter stated that nine agencies, committees and commissions at Illinois are unable to approach $ 692 million of mandatory, but not yet received from the Federal Government. Ten state entities were expected another $ 1.19 billion of federal funds that would be mandatory, and supports or programs “were basically paused”.
Although the letter did not specify which state agencies and other entities were supposed to receive funds, it shared some details about which programs were affected.
The Illinois JB Pritzker government brings its annual budget address on February 19, 2025 at the State Capitol of the Illinois State in Springfield, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune by AP, Pool)
“These frozen funds affect programs that provide technical assistance small businessesProvide affordable solar energy for low -income residents, improve roads and bridges and more, “the letter said.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, February 26, 2025. (Pool by AP)
Office for Management and Budget of the White House Directed Agency to stop federal funding on January 27 Trump’s executive command. The federal judges issued a temporary order to limit the blockage of freezing funds, but only states with a lawsuit against Trump’s administration were able to access unjust means.
The White House did not immediately respond to the commentary request.
Fox News Digital’s Deirdre Heavy contributed to this report.
