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Trump administration freezes $11 billion in blue state infrastructure projects, blames Democrats for shutdown
Fox News ^ | 10/18/25 | Michael Dorgan

Posted on 10/19/2025 5:51:05 AM PDT by Libloather

The Trump administration is freezing $11 billion in federal funds earmarked mostly for Democrat cities’ infrastructure projects as the government shutdown rolls on with no end in sight.

Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), made the announcement Friday while pinning the shutdown on Democrats, whose actions he said left him with no choice but to halt the spending.

"The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers' ability to manage billions of dollars in projects," Vought posted to X.

"The Corps will be immediately pausing over $11 billion in lower-priority projects and considering them for cancellation, including projects in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore. More information to come from the Army Corps of Engineers."

New York will be hit hardest, with about $7 billion being frozen. Other affected projects are in Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware, the OMB said, according to Reuters.

The money includes $600 million for two aging, federally owned bridges spanning the Cape Cod canal in Massachusetts, which are slated for replacement and carry millions of travelers annually.

The OMB told the outlet President Donald Trump "wants to reorient how the federal government prioritizes Army Corps projects."

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul responded to Vought on X, simply writing, "Good luck with that, Russ. We’ll be in touch."

Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume wrote on X that the move is "another example of the Trump Administration placing partisan politics over the welfare of the American people."

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: blue; bluestate; democrats; projects; schumershutdown; shutdown

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Tragic news. Say, that loot could help pay the military folks.
1 posted on 10/19/2025 5:51:05 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

What’s Hochul gonna do? Get a judge to order that the nonexistent money be spent anyway?

Tell her to call (518) 431-4070.

EC


2 posted on 10/19/2025 5:56:44 AM PDT by Ex-Con777 (Leftists quote the Constitution like an atheist quotes the Bible)
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To: Libloather

——placing partisan politics over the welfare of the American people——

One must ask the question....... are the Blue State cities in question still American? Several have in fact become sanctuaries and thus resigned from America.

Since they have resigned, they do not require American money


3 posted on 10/19/2025 6:00:59 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: Libloather

Democrats shutdown digging there hole deeper by the day loss count mounting.


4 posted on 10/19/2025 6:45:52 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Libloather

Except it might endanger someone driving across the bridge.


5 posted on 10/19/2025 6:50:14 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Libloather
The Left, and their Propaganda Media spread the lie that the $11 billion in frozen funds is due to the government shutdown.

Much of it was frozen because blue states have been steering contracts to DEI firms, in direct violation of the law, at higher cost than what the taxpayers could get done by better companies.

6 posted on 10/19/2025 7:23:00 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Ex-Con777

Have her call one of the televangelist dial-a-prayer numbers.


7 posted on 10/19/2025 7:36:49 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: Libloather

We need more firings. 4k is a rookie number.


8 posted on 10/19/2025 8:07:20 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Libloather

Could be the $100 billion for the proposed bridge across the Columbia to replace 100 year old one is affected. Too bad. And I live near the bridge.


9 posted on 10/19/2025 8:23:42 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Make educ institutions return to the Mission...reading, writing, math...not Opinions & propaganda)
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To: Libloather

The Left’s Shadow Revolution is being taken down by a multi-pronged attack. And keep your shutdown going too, Dems, this is great.

We are in a revolution, just not the one the Left wants.


10 posted on 10/19/2025 8:24:21 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: Libloather

“Infrastructure projects” like marijuana plantations for illegal aliens and cellphone ATMs for everyone in the illegal alien family.


11 posted on 10/19/2025 8:33:31 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Beware the far-left "No Kings" backshooting DemonRAT Luigis. )
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To: Libloather

There should no federal funds spent i any State with a Sanctuary Policy for Foreign National Criminal Invaders


12 posted on 10/19/2025 10:14:08 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: bgill
Except it might endanger someone driving across the bridge.

If a bridge doesn't meet muster, close it to traffic and tell the offending state to open a ferry service, or those impacted could buy a boat.

13 posted on 10/19/2025 10:28:45 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (FTL)
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To: Libloather

Yes and other useful things.


14 posted on 10/19/2025 1:45:26 PM PDT by Vaduz
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