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Federal funding pause and new DOT guidance raise risks for local programs, Schumer aide tells Tompkins panel
Summary
Amanda Spellacy of Senator Charles Schumer’s office told the Tompkins County Intergovernmental Relations Committee that an Office of Management and Budget directive briefly paused certain federally authorized payments and that other new federal orders could threaten funding for local programs such as public transit and research grants.
Amanda Spellacy, regional director for Senator Charles Schumer, told the Tompkins County Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Feb. 5 that recent federal actions have created significant uncertainty for local programs that depend on federal grants and payments.
"We will face the government running out of money," Spellacy said, describing the current continuing resolution that funds the federal government only through March 14 and the administrative confusion after an Office of Management and Budget directive briefly paused dissemination of some previously approved federal payments. "That was, it feels like it was years, but I think it was just 36 hours that that was enforced till that was paused." She added that agencies and grantees remain…
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