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Posted on 01/10/2026 3:10:14 AM PST by DFG
Illinois leaders and lawmakers spoke out on Friday about the Trump administration's move to withhold billions of dollars in federal childcare funds for Illinois and four other states run by Democrats.
The move will freeze nearly $2.4 billion for the Child Care Development Fund, and billions more in funding for other social service programs in Illinois, Minnesota, New York, California, and Colorado.
However, on Friday, a federal judge in New York issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from freezing those funds for now. The order will last for 14 days, while the court considers a request for a longer-term order.
Attorneys general in the five states affected by the funding freeze had filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling the move an unconstitutional abuse of power.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the judge's ruling blocking the funding freeze.
"At a time when families are struggling with basic costs of living, the Trump administration's arbitrary move to withhold this funding is particularly callous," Raoul said in a statement. "Congress enacted this critical funding to support families and help working parents access child care, and the president does not have the authority to withhold it in this way. This move comes with zero justification, and in the administration's own words, targets only Democrat-led states."
In letters to the states, Alex J. Adams, assistant secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, wrote that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had "reason to believe" the states were "illicitly providing illegal aliens with . . . benefits intended for American citizens and lawful permanent residents."
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And who wouldn’t believe “”Illinois leaders”?! -sarc
I didn’t think judges could issue nation wide injunctions anymore and were limited to their circuit. I guess not..
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the judge's ruling blocking the funding freeze. "At a time when families are struggling with basic costs of living, the Trump administration's arbitrary move to withhold this funding is particularly callous. Congress enacted this critical funding to support families and help working parents access child care, and the president does not have the authority to withhold it in this way. This move comes with zero justification, and in the administration's own words, targets only Democrat-led states."
An old farmers aphorism: “throw a rock into a herd of swine and the one who squeals loudest is likely the one you hit.” And old porker Pritzker is squealing. A more modern version is by WWII general Curtis Lemay: “If you’re getting flak you know you’re over the target.”
CC
They’ll get spanked on appeal. It’s been pretty consistent that it happens.
CC
Illinois is complaining there is no evidence of fraud. The feds say prove it. LOL. The following is from a Brave search:
“HHS stated the funding freeze would remain in place until states provide “verified attendance documentation” to confirm the legitimacy of childcare providers. Illinois received $412 million in federal childcare funding in 2025 and has an additional $2 billion in state budget allocations for the Child Care and Development Fund. State agencies emphasize they have robust auditing and fraud prevention protocols in place and have not been provided with specific evidence of fraud by the federal government.”
“Well, let’s investigate to see if fraud exists”
Ill: “No, let’s not do that either”
What started as a snowball in Minnesota rolled downhill is about to become an avalanche. You think Tampon Tim has become unhinged, Ole Porker Pritzger is going to make him look like a biker. Just one more thin mint please.
Piker.
Princess Kathy of GnuYak has already teamed up with everyone’s favorite neofascist, Zohran Mamdamni, to declare universal child care and indoctrination services for 2 year olds. Billions and billions of Upstate Taxpayer Dollars (it’s a STATE program, you see) will be stolen for the “So Much More Equal” “Leaders. Too bad the NYGOP is as impotent as a castrated steer.
So many miraculous things happening on so many fronts. Imagine one day a NY Republican finds their voice, and people actually listen? I am starting to think nothing is impossible.
there was a time when CBS news would show up with an investigative report from the 60 minutes crew and put microphones in front of some embarrassed faces with pointed questions.
Now they simply act as stenographers. If shame still existed they own it.
Why am I paying for childcare in Minnesota, New York, Illinois and Colorado? I haven’t set foot in any of those states in years. Yes, this is rhetorical.
EC
To quote one Mandy Rice-Davies from the Profumo Affair, "Well, they would, wouldn't they?"
Just Trump’s way of shining a spotlight for
all to see the cockroaches scurry to their
dark hidey holes!
Black and Powerful, huh? The boy needs his az kicked. the salami Tamales already have 20 billion for funding their prostitutions of higher learning. Screw any “jughead judgette” sticking her mangy, nasty butt into this. The bass tards are out of control.
An Illinois politician claiming there’s no fraud is like Hitler claiming that he really loves Jews.
Or how about
“Ole Porker Pritzger is going to” look like a Piker!
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