Washington, D.C. — Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement on the Trump administration’s announcement that it will unilaterally cease disbursement of most federal grant funding:
President Donald Trump’s government shutdown makes clear he cares more about implementing his radical Project 2025 agenda to grab even more power than helping American families get by. While he famously disclaimed the manifesto on the campaign trail, the overwhelming share of Trump’s week-one agenda is effectively copied and pasted from that authoritarian playbook. Unless Trump reverses course, his devastating Project 2025 agenda will wreak harm on millions—foreclosing child care options, withholding substance use disorder treatment, and increasing veteran homelessness, just to name a few.
People voted for the president because he promised to make their lives easier, but this nakedly illegal move does the exact opposite. Every elected, business, and civic leader—regardless of party—must demand this order be withdrawn or share in the pain the president is inflicting on the American people.
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