"Look, I haven't talked to Russ [Vought] about this this morning, but look, I'm sure that Russ is heartbroken about the fact that he's unable to give certain things to certain constituencies, Vance replied, adding: We want to do everything that we can to help the American people, but when the Democrats shut down the government, we have to actually do a little triage to make sure the most critical and most essential services are provided."
"The government does a lot of things. Of course, Republicans think that the federal government probably does too much, but there are a lot of critical things the federal government does that absolutely all of us would agree need to be done. Our troops need to get paid. Our air traffic controllers need to make sure that people are flying safely and on time. We need low-income people to be able to access the food services that are provided by the federal government."
"There are critical things that need to be saved. We're going to do everything that we can over the coming weeks, if the shutdown lasts that long, to ensure that people get the essential services that they need despite the fact that Chuck Schumer has shut down the federal government. It's not going to be perfect because we are in a government shutdown."
The administration froze $18 billion in federal funds for New York transportation projects to prevent the money from being used for DEI programs. The pause coincides with the federal government shutdown and is being framed as triage to preserve critical services. Officials emphasized prioritizing troop pay, air-traffic safety, and food assistance for low-income residents while warning of possible layoffs if the shutdown continues. The funding pause was linked to pressure on New York amid criticism of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's role in the shutdown. Republicans signaled that many federal functions exceed their preferred scope, focusing resources on essentials.
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