Government Waste

Shutdown Stalemate Fuels Funding Freeze

Trump halts $11 billion in Democratic city infrastructure funds over shutdown

The Trump administration has just pulled the plug on $11 billion in federal funds for infrastructure projects, primarily in Democrat-led cities, as the government shutdown drags on with no resolution in sight.

As reported by Fox News, the freeze, announced by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on Friday, targets projects in cities like New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore, with Vought squarely blaming Democrats for forcing this drastic step through their refusal to negotiate an end to the shutdown.

This move comes on the heels of an earlier freeze of nearly $18 billion for major New York City projects like the Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue Subway, signaling a broader strategy to rethink federal spending priorities during the budget impasse that began on Oct. 1.

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Democrat Infrastructure projects coming to a Screeching Halt

$11B infrastructure halt rocks Democrat-led cities as government shutdown persists

Brace yourselves, folks—$11 billion in infrastructure dreams are grinding to a halt in Democrat-led strongholds, all thanks to a government shutdown that has partisan fingerprints all over it, as Breitbart reports.

As announced by White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, this massive pause affects projects in cities like Boston, Baltimore, New York, and San Francisco, with the blame pinned squarely on what’s been dubbed the "Democrat shutdown."

Let’s rewind to early October, when Vought first dropped the bombshell that $18 billion in New York City projects alone were being shelved, including heavyweights like the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway.

While the Army Corps is sidelined, over $11 billion in so-called lower-priority projects across multiple cities are now on the chopping block, teetering on the edge of outright cancellation.

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Killing the Deep State - Death by a Thousand cuts

This Trump Pick Can Silently Strangle the Deep State

The Office of Management and Budget is a less well-known entity within the executive branch, but few are as critical for ensuring the implementation of the president’s agenda. President-elect Donald Trump has once again placed that awesome responsibility in Russ Vought’s hands.

The previous Trump OMB director will return to the White House, where he says there is “unfinished business on behalf of the American people.”

Donald trump's Statement:

“I am very pleased to nominate Russell Thurlow Vought, from the Great State of Virginia, as the Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget. He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term – We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, and it was a Great Success! Russ graduated with a B.A. from Wheaton College, and received his J.D. from the Washington University School of Law.”

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OMB is not just the president’s budget division. While OMB oversees the structure and execution of the budget, it also has oversight powers over federal agencies and federal regulations to ensure the commands of the president, bestowed executive powers by the American people, are being followed.

Biden complains

Pentagon Takes Shot at Biden after Former Veep Cries ‘Obstruction’

Biden and company trashed Trump’s Department of Defense for allegedly “obstructing” the transition process.

DOD says, We have been completely transparent with the Biden-Harris Transition Team on the fiscal 2021 budget. We have also provided topline information on the fiscal 2022-2026 program to the Biden-Harris Transition Team. The Office of Management and Budget has not yet authorized the release of the full details of the FY22-26 program."

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President Trump to Redirect funds from Cities allowing Riots

President Trump Signs Memo to Defund These Major Cities Allowing Rioting

"My Administration will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking Federal dollars while they let anarchists harm people, burn buildings, and ruin lives and businesses. We’re putting them on notice today."

Trump on Wednesday signed a five-page memo ordering all federal agencies to send reports to the White House Office of Management and Budget that detail funds that can be redirected.

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