WH Rescinds OMB Memo, Fed Funding Freeze Stays
The federal funding freeze imposed by the White House Tuesday is alive and well. The only difference now is that the memo was rescinded. That is according to CNBC , who reported the freeze remains in “full force and…
The Federal Funding Freeze imposed by the White House Tuesday is alive and well.
The only difference now is that the memo was rescinded.
That is according to CNBC, who reported the freeze remains in “full force and effect.”
The confusion that followed the announcement led White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt to clarify what actually happened.
“This is NOT a rescission of the Federal Funding Freeze,” Leavitt wrote in a post on X.
“It is simply a recission of the memo,” Leavitt added.
The purpose of rescinding the OMB memo was to “end any confusion created by” an injunction by a federal judge, which blocked the memo from taking effect until Monday in order to give that judge time to consider those arguments being made by nonprofit groups challenging the freeze’s legality.
“The President’s on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented,” Leavitt wrote.