Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a letter on Tuesday that calls for the White house To release $ 1.88 billion in approved federal financing, he says that the Trump government is withholding.
Pritzker, a pronounced critic of President Donald TrumpIn the letter addressed to Russel Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), that the nearly $ 2 billion in federal funds “were adopted by the congress, were signed and promised to Illinois.”
“We have the obligation to pay taxpayers and residents of Illinois to demand answers about the future of this financing,” said the letter, “among other things when the Trump government will follow the law and the promise of the federal government will make up for a hard-earned taxpayer dollars in the economy of Illinois, staff file and communities.”
The letter stated that nine Illinois agencies, councils and committees do not have access to $ 692 million mandatory but not yet received from the federal government. Ten State entities expected another $ 1.19 billion in federal funds that would still be mandatory, and subsidies or programs are “essentially paused”.
Although the letter did not specify which government agencies and other entities would have received the funds, it shared some details about what kind of programs were affected.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his annual budget address on February 19, 2025 in the Capitol of Illinois in Springfield, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
“These frozen funds impact programs that offer technical assistance for Small businessesoffer affordable solar energy for residents with a low income, improving roads and bridges, and more, “according to the letter.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, on Tuesday 26 February 2025. (Pool via AP)
The White House Office of Management and Budget has established established agencies to stop federal financing on January 27 in accordance with Trump’s executive orders. Federal judges had given a temporary restraining order to block the financing, but only states with a lawsuit against the Trump government had access to the non -supplied funds.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Deirdre Heavy from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
