January 30, 2025
RELEASE: Michigan Dems and Local Leaders Slam Trump’s Funding Freeze Chaos
January 29, 2025
LANSING — Following the confusion on Donald Trump’s disastrous federal funding freeze, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes released the following statement:
“The chaos this has wrought on Michigan veterans, working families, police officers, nurses, students, and cities across the state has been devastating — and all at the behest of the billionaire class. No one should be playing games with real people’s lives, not knowing if they could pay rent or put food on the table. Trump has shown once again that he does not care what his agenda does to working Michiganders as long as it lines the pockets of billionaires. Let’s not forget, funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the infrastructure bill remain in limbo— leaving thousands of jobs at risk.”
Michigan leaders across the state have been calling out Trump’s cruel back and forth over the federal grants and funding freeze that would ruin middle-class families. Education funding, infrastructure, law enforcement, veterans, opioid treatment, and food and housing assistance all were held hostage by Trump’s extremist agenda.
This isn’t about party, this is about the millions of Michiganders who rely on the programs, community grants, jobs, and support from that money that Trump has decided to play games with.