"President Donald Trump's budget office this week ordered most government agencies to compile data on the federal money that is sent to 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia in what it describes as a tool to reduce the improper and fraudulent use of those funds. The order comes a week after Trump said he intended to cut off federal funding that goes to states that are home to so-called sanctuary cities that resist his immigration policies."
"The memo, while unusual, stops far short of suspending money. This is a data-gathering exercise only, it said. It does not involve withholding funds. Latest way Trump has targeted Democratic-controlled states The memo, obtained by The Associated Press, directs federal agencies to submit information by Jan. 28 to the president's budget office. It asks for a swath of information about money flowing to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia."
The president's budget office ordered most federal agencies to compile information on federal funding flowing to 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia, asserting the effort aims to reduce improper and fraudulent use. The directive targets states with numerous sanctuary jurisdictions and follows the president's threat to cut off federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions starting Feb. 1, though no funding has been withheld. Agencies were asked to submit data by Jan. 28. The targeted list includes nearly all fully Democratic-controlled states except Hawaii, Maryland and New Mexico, and omits some states that host sanctuary jurisdictions.
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