Complaint – OMB “pause” of Federal Funding
January 29th, 2025
The Office of Management and Budget “pause” of federal grant, loan, and other financial assistance was beyond belief, but there it was. Spent all day on the horn, email, fb giving others contact info, took over my life, and I hope it did for others too, as the flood of pushback is what got a reprieve. TEMPORARY, until Monday, but a reprieve.
An aside — if you go to the OMB link above, https://www.usa.gov/agencies/office-of-management-and-budget, and then click on the “website” link for OMB:
… here’s what you get:
WHAT?!?! And again, there’s no way to contact. Same goes for www.omb.gov — and try calling, any of the numbers… you can get through at 202-395-3080, Option #1 is worthless, Option 2 – Operations – you can leave a message — DONE!
It’s not over. They all need to hear from us in TECHNICOLOR. Spend a few minutes — Call/write your state Reps & Senators, especially Republicans, and ask them if this is what they want and tell them to speak up, use their power (We have America First state Rep. and Senator here, and it looks like locals might start to comprehend what “America First” means.)
- White House (Comment line MIA 202-456-1111; Switchboard – call but they won’t do anything (202) 456-1414,) only option is to write: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington D.C., 20500
- Office of Management & Budget 1-202-395-3080 – Option 2 lets you leave a message
- U.S. House Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
- U.S. Senators: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
A big shout out, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to National Council of Nonprofits, American Public Health Association, Main Street Alliance, and SAGE, and the Democracy Forward attorneys who jumped into the fray, Jessica Anne Morton, Kevin E. Friedl, Kaitlyn Golden, Robin F. Thurston, Skye L. Perryman, and Will Bardwell.
Here’s the Complaint that brought the “pause” to a screeching halt:
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