A federal judge stopped the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding, but not before Governor Katie Hobbs embarrassed herself when she penned a letter to the state’s Congressional delegation.
As a result of her quick response to Congressional members, the Governor is not only being accused of being a fear-monger, she’s being accused of not knowing that Arizona has nine congressional districts rather than seven.
At issue is the Governor’s reaction to a Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo outlining plans to freeze funding to various federal programs.
The OMB policy, issued late on January 27, directed all federal agencies to indefinitely pause the majority of federal assistance funding and loans to states and other entities beginning at 5:00 p.m. on January 28.
In response to the news of the memo, Hobbs announced on X.com that she “sent a letter to our congressional delegation asking them to join me in standing up for working people in our state. […]
— Read More: arizonadailyindependent.com
