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Maine's Political Pulse

Jan. 31, 2025: Trump’s funding freeze and the clarion call for Maine, national Dems

By Kevin Miller

Published January 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM EST

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Democrats’ response this week to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze all federal grants and loans already approved by Congress was a rare moment of swift, unified and urgent condemnation.

Maine's Political Pulse was written this week by State House bureau chief Steve Mistler and State House correspondent Kevin Miller, and produced by news editor Andrew Catalina. Read past editions or listen to the Political Pulse podcast at mainepublic.org/pulse.

Corrected: February 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM EST

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Russell Vought signed a memo temporarily freezing federal grants. The memo, which was subsequently rescinded, was issued before the Senate confirmed Vought to as the new director of the Office of Management and Budget.