‘It makes you wonder what is next’: Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza reacts to freeze on federal aid

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in healthcare research, education programs and other initiatives. The White House announced plans to enforce the pause on federal grants and loans Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. The move was defended by Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, who made her debut in the briefing room Tuesday. Democrats were pushing back, with attorneys general announcing a lawsuit asking a federal judge to block the Republican president’s moves. - Associated Press

Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza reacted to the freeze and how the state is reacting, including Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other states suing to stop Trump's Executive Order. Besides that, she said the chaos caused by the changes has made many anxious. "We should always be looking to find efficiencies in government, to find wasteful spending... this is certainly not the way to go about it. It was a master class in incompetency," said Mendoza. "It's easy for people to say we should cut something until its their child's cancer treatment that gets cut."

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Susana Mendoza
(D) Comptroller of Illinois