Trump federal funding pause: Metro Detroit child care center concerned for future

The administration’s proposed halt to federal funding and loans has left a daycare center in Metro Detroit feeling precarious.

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    President Trump’s administration announced a planned pause on federal funding Tuesday.
    
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    A Metro Detroit child care center owner expressed concern over the pauses.
    
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    Michigan lawmakers are working to combat the president’s plans.
    

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  President Trump’s administration announced a planned pause on federal funding Tuesday.
  
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  A Metro Detroit child care center owner expressed concern over the pauses.
  
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  Michigan lawmakers are working to combat the president’s plans.
  

FOX 2, Southfield, Mich.As the president enters his second week in office, the new Trump administration has had a busy few days implementing more significant changes early this week, including as military orders and a halt in federal funding.

Local viewpoint:

The administration’s proposed halt to federal funding and loans has left a daycare center in Metro Detroit feeling precarious.

Angels of Essence Day Care’s owner, Betty Henderson, says she opened the facility 25 years ago because she had to stay at home and care for her sick son.

However, she fears that her labor of love may soon come to an end with Trump’s statement at 5 p.m. on Tuesday to halt federal grants and loans.

She fears that financing for the Head Start programs at her location may disappear.

We know:

The Trump Administration clarified its executive order by Tuesday afternoon, claiming that the suspension applies to projects that terminate DEI, the Green New Deal, and subsidizing nongovernmental organizations that jeopardize the interests of the country.

This implies that funding for initiatives like Head Start won’t be suspended.

“I was pretty somber some hours ago with just devastation, but I just feel like this burden has been lifted,” Henderson stated.

Highlighted

The most recent information from the administration on Tuesday, including President Trump’s proposal to halt federal grants and loans while his administration examines spending.

Next steps:

State politicians are busy devising a strategy to counter the executive order while companies like Henderson’s childcare prepare for the future.

Representative Debbie Dingell stated, “I was literally on the phone until two in the morning last night when the news of this broke.” “At the moment, we are collaborating with attorneys. We’re trying to figure out what President Trump really wants to do.”

A Trump administration suspension on federal grants and loans worth trillions of dollars has been temporarily halted by a federal judge.

Minutes before the action was about to take effect, U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan stopped it Tuesday afternoon, according to the AP. The freeze is put on hold until Monday due to the administrative stay.

What you are able to do:

Dingell advises you not to keep quiet if the government has notified you or your company or group about a funding halt.

“We re standing up and I think all of us have to ask questions who is this money being stolen from, so billionaires can get tax hikes?” “I said,” she said.

Dingell advises calling her office or your representative in order to create a strategy.

The Source: Using information from earlier reports, FOX 2 spoke with Betty Henderson, the owner of a child care business, and Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan.