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The federal funding freeze has left U.S. farmers in limbo about their future farm projects, tourists could find public lands in disarray when visiting this summer, while money to fight rural wildfires is in jeopardy.

NV Sen. Rosen calls on Trump to backtrack federal funding freeze

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Friday, January 31, 2025   

The Trump administration this week reversed a decision to freeze federal loans and grants -- but only after it led to mass confusion among organizations and schools around the country, and a backlash from states, including Nevada.

The White House said the pause is needed to verify whether federal spending is in line with President Donald Trump's priorities.

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., said she's been swamped with questions from nonprofits, service providers and community stakeholders, who depend on federal dollars to support a wide range of programs that help Nevadans. She called the president's action "reckless."

"My office has received hundreds of calls and emails from Nevadans who are rightfully concerned just about what this would mean for them, for their families, for their jobs," she said.

The National Council of Nonprofits filed a lawsuit against freezing federal funds. A federal judge also blocked the directive until a hearing this coming Monday. There's still some confusion about exactly what was rescinded -- the funding freeze, or the original memo from the Office of Management and Budget that outlined the freeze.

Rosen alleged that a decision to stop the flow of federal dollars, even temporarily, would have a direct impact on public safety by keeping funds from reaching law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders. She said these folks and others depend on this money for the tools they need to do "their jobs safely and protect communities effectively."

"Equipment like the emergency vehicles they travel in, the protective suits they put on, the helmets they were, the oxygen tanks that they carry so they can breathe fresh air while they save someone's life," she said.

Rosen is among those calling on Trump to permanently and fully rescind the executive order to freeze those federal funds.


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