Live coverage: What does the federal funding freeze mean for Maryland?
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After a week focused on the state’s financial woes and a week focused on the new White House administration, lawmakers will turn up the pace this week. Committee hearings are stacked with bills on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, as the General Assembly works its way through the roughly 1,400 bills filed so far.
Lawmakers have until next week to hit filing deadline for bills in their respective houses. If they do, those bills are usually guaranteed a committee hearing — though many don’t make it any further.
The funding freeze by the Republican administration could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in healthcare research, education programs, and other initiatives. Even grants that have been awarded but not spent are supposed to be halted.
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“The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve,” said a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget.
It’s not clear yet what this could mean for Maryland residents reliant upon government services. Gov. Wes Moore’s administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Democrats and independent organizations swiftly criticized the administration, describing its actions as capricious and illegal because Congress had already authorized the funding.
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You can catch up on last week’s live coverage here.
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