Trump's team has disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds, top Democrats say
Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House on March 9, 2025. Credit: AP/Jose Luis Magana
The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds — from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid — in what top Democrats say is an “unprecedented and dangerous" assault on programs used by countless Americans.
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut on Tuesday released an online tracker that is compiling all the ways President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency are interrupting the flow of federal funds, often going up against the law.
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