WEBVTT - Federal Funding Paused? | SoloPod 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:03.640 Native Land Pod is a production of iHeartRadio in partnership 0:00:03.640 --> 0:00:05.080 with Reason Choice Media. 0:00:05.600 --> 0:00:07.800 Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome. 0:00:07.440 --> 0:00:14.200 Welcome, Hello, everyone, Welcome to a special and said edition 0:00:14.480 --> 0:00:18.640 of Native Lamppod. I am your host, Angela Raie. Shout 0:00:18.640 --> 0:00:21.759 out to my host Tiffany Cross and Andrew Gillim in 0:00:21.800 --> 0:00:24.840 their absence today, but you all will be hearing from them, 0:00:24.880 --> 0:00:27.440 I'm sure very soon. On some solo pods. We're trying 0:00:27.480 --> 0:00:31.240 something new where we are going to do a sidepod 0:00:31.400 --> 0:00:33.720 or a solo pod when there are issues that are 0:00:33.720 --> 0:00:35.920 so pressing that we just want to get in front 0:00:35.920 --> 0:00:39.000 of you and make sure that we're in community with 0:00:39.159 --> 0:00:42.120 you talking about what's going on. So we are on 0:00:42.200 --> 0:00:45.240 YouTube Live, and I want to talk to you all 0:00:45.320 --> 0:00:50.559 about this memo that came from Matthew J. Vase, the 0:00:50.640 --> 0:00:55.000 acting director of the Office of Management and Budget. Everyone 0:00:55.160 --> 0:00:58.120 is knowing is aware of this right now by the 0:00:58.160 --> 0:01:00.760 federal funding freeze, and let me tell you was not 0:01:00.840 --> 0:01:04.800 frozen your tax payments. They are still expecting your tax 0:01:04.840 --> 0:01:08.039 payer dollars to fund these initiatives. And I want to 0:01:08.080 --> 0:01:14.320 go into just briefly what this funding freeze is calling for. 0:01:14.920 --> 0:01:17.080 And first we make sure my laptop is plugged in 0:01:17.160 --> 0:01:21.920 so I don't lose y'all along the way. Here's the thing. 0:01:23.280 --> 0:01:27.039 We should talk about what Donald Trump actually has the 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:29.399 power to do and the power that Donald Trump is 0:01:29.440 --> 0:01:33.880 going to test during his presidency. We will talk about 0:01:33.959 --> 0:01:36.880 what is at stake with this potential funding freeze, what 0:01:37.000 --> 0:01:42.120 is being asked of different agency heads, cabinet secretaries and officials, etc. 0:01:42.680 --> 0:01:45.640 And we'll talk about the potential violation of the law. 0:01:45.680 --> 0:01:48.600 If there is time, we will get to a few 0:01:48.640 --> 0:01:53.800 other executive orders which also may be of importance. I'm 0:01:53.800 --> 0:01:56.200 telling our producer Lolo, I forgot to call her, so 0:01:56.240 --> 0:01:59.400 she should just make sure that she that she texts 0:01:59.440 --> 0:02:04.080 me just again there's anything she wants to flag. So 0:02:04.360 --> 0:02:08.840 I first want to just mention that we will be 0:02:08.840 --> 0:02:11.800 doing these lives pretty regularly, at least every Tuesday, so 0:02:11.840 --> 0:02:14.359 you will hear from us on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 0:02:14.400 --> 0:02:17.880 for sure. We're working through a Wednesday and Friday option 0:02:17.960 --> 0:02:21.520 as well. Now this is the memo. Okay, this is 0:02:21.520 --> 0:02:25.320 the memo we're looking at. This is from the Executive 0:02:25.320 --> 0:02:27.960 Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget Control, 0:02:28.720 --> 0:02:31.200 Management and Budget. Here's what you all need to know 0:02:32.000 --> 0:02:36.200 there is broad sweeping authority that omb. That's what Office 0:02:36.200 --> 0:02:40.600 of Management Budget has in this memo. The acting director, 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:47.239 because Donald Trump's nominee has not yet been confirmed by 0:02:47.320 --> 0:02:53.680 the Senate, the person who will be confirmed by the 0:02:53.760 --> 0:02:58.000 Senate most likely is a man named Russ Vaut and 0:02:58.320 --> 0:03:02.400 he is a prior ob director. And it is very, 0:03:02.520 --> 0:03:05.120 very chilling. And let me tell you why. You know 0:03:05.200 --> 0:03:08.320 that podcast we did on what is Project twenty twenty five, 0:03:08.800 --> 0:03:10.600 and you know how a lot of folks were blowing 0:03:10.639 --> 0:03:13.079 off this whole idea of Project twenty twenty five. Well, 0:03:13.120 --> 0:03:15.360 the thing is real and it was sworn in on 0:03:15.400 --> 0:03:18.960 Martin Luther King day, and he is controlled by many parts. 0:03:19.280 --> 0:03:23.440 This is Stephen Miller's White House. Donald Trump is not 0:03:23.560 --> 0:03:26.919 running this thing. His deputy chief of Staff for policy is. 0:03:27.160 --> 0:03:30.160 And you remember how Donald Trump tried to distance himself 0:03:30.320 --> 0:03:32.919 from Project twenty twenty five and he even put out 0:03:32.919 --> 0:03:35.880 his own thing, the Agenda forty seven. Right, Well, let 0:03:35.920 --> 0:03:39.480 me tell you something. Project twenty twenty five is coming 0:03:39.520 --> 0:03:44.160 to fruition every single day. Russell Veout, who wrote the 0:03:44.400 --> 0:03:48.040 chapter about O ANDB and Project twenty twenty five, is 0:03:48.080 --> 0:03:51.520 who Donald Trump is seeking to confirm for O ANDB. Now, 0:03:51.560 --> 0:03:52.840 this is what I want to tell you that he 0:03:52.880 --> 0:03:56.360 says on page twenty, so you guys can fact check me, okay. 0:03:56.640 --> 0:04:01.720 On page twenty in Project twenty twenty five, they quote 0:04:01.760 --> 0:04:05.560 Russell Balt as saying O and B should establish a 0:04:05.640 --> 0:04:10.800 reputation as the keeper of Commander's intent. Yet O and 0:04:10.840 --> 0:04:14.800 B is dominated by career employees who often try to 0:04:15.040 --> 0:04:21.640 overrule political appointees serving in the various executive departments. Empowering 0:04:21.720 --> 0:04:27.120 political appointees across the administration is crucial to a president's success. 0:04:27.160 --> 0:04:28.960 Now what does that have to do with this federal 0:04:30.480 --> 0:04:34.920 funding freeze today? Well, this is putting the power back 0:04:34.960 --> 0:04:39.280 into the hands of Donald Trump's political appointees. So this 0:04:39.360 --> 0:04:41.040 is how this memo starts. Because a lot of you 0:04:41.080 --> 0:04:44.800 are reading the articles, but you aren't necessarily seeing what 0:04:46.080 --> 0:04:48.520 is in the actual document. So it's a short document. 0:04:48.560 --> 0:04:50.000 I'm not going to read the whole things, but there's 0:04:50.040 --> 0:04:52.200 a couple of points I want to share with you. 0:04:52.640 --> 0:04:55.680 It starts with the American people elected Donald J. Trump 0:04:55.920 --> 0:04:58.640 to be President of the United States and gave him 0:04:58.680 --> 0:05:02.320 a mandate to to increase the impact of every federal 0:05:02.360 --> 0:05:05.240 taxpayer dollar They go on to say that the federal 0:05:05.279 --> 0:05:10.080 government spends nearly ten trillion dollars, or the spent nearly 0:05:10.480 --> 0:05:13.760 ten trillion dollars in fiscal year twenty twenty four, and 0:05:13.880 --> 0:05:18.640 more than three trillion of that was for federal financial 0:05:18.640 --> 0:05:22.599 assistance such as grants and loans. They go on to 0:05:23.640 --> 0:05:27.400 kind of demonstrate why the loan money, why the grant 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:30.719 money that has been spent in this three trillion dollar number, 0:05:31.360 --> 0:05:34.200 should be reviewed. This is what they say that I 0:05:34.240 --> 0:05:37.760 think is important for you all to know. Financial assistance 0:05:37.920 --> 0:05:44.359 should be dedicated to advancing administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:49.039 to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial 0:05:49.080 --> 0:05:52.120 burden of inflation for citizens. I think we generally agree 0:05:52.120 --> 0:05:56.600 with that, unleashing American energy and manufacturing. Let's talk about 0:05:56.640 --> 0:05:59.560 what they mean by unleash. There's an executive order for that, 0:05:59.600 --> 0:06:03.320 by the way, ending wokeness. We don't even say that 0:06:03.440 --> 0:06:06.919 no more, but ending wokeness and the weaponization of government. 0:06:07.080 --> 0:06:09.119 You know what they mean by that, Read between the lines. 0:06:09.160 --> 0:06:12.680 Also read the executive orders that support that language. Promoting 0:06:12.720 --> 0:06:17.119 efficiency in government. That's that DOGE entity that elon Musk 0:06:17.200 --> 0:06:20.560 is running and making America healthy again, which is where 0:06:20.760 --> 0:06:25.280 they hope to put RFK junior. So this is the thing. 0:06:25.480 --> 0:06:27.920 They go on to say, the use of federal resources 0:06:27.920 --> 0:06:32.200 to advance Marxist equity. Now, striving for equity, equality injustice 0:06:32.240 --> 0:06:37.159 is a Marxist concept. Transgenderism and Green New Deal social 0:06:37.240 --> 0:06:40.120 engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does 0:06:40.120 --> 0:06:42.200 not improve the day to day lives of those who 0:06:42.240 --> 0:06:47.800 we serve. They say, now, y'all, they have mastered weaponizing 0:06:47.839 --> 0:06:50.880 our language against us. The Green New Deal is to 0:06:50.920 --> 0:06:53.520 preserve the planet for folks who look like me and 0:06:53.560 --> 0:06:55.960 you a little longer. The Green New Deal is about 0:06:56.040 --> 0:07:01.040 ensuring that Flint has clean drinking water. They talk about transgenderism, 0:07:01.120 --> 0:07:04.040 we're talking about making sure that all humans have access 0:07:04.440 --> 0:07:08.840 to resources and the ability to survive, regardless of whatever 0:07:08.960 --> 0:07:12.960 identity you claim. And then Marxist equity again, we're talking 0:07:13.000 --> 0:07:16.360 about the policies that began to really take root and 0:07:16.440 --> 0:07:20.040 take hold after George Floyd was murdered on camera for 0:07:20.160 --> 0:07:22.280 nine minutes and thirty seconds, many of us thought, for 0:07:22.320 --> 0:07:24.800 the first time in our black lives, our brown lives, 0:07:24.840 --> 0:07:27.160 or indigenous lives, or whatever lives, maybe your white lives 0:07:27.200 --> 0:07:30.000 do that things were going to finally shift, that we 0:07:30.000 --> 0:07:32.920 were going to finally see justice served. And little do 0:07:33.000 --> 0:07:35.360 we know that it was a marketing ploy on behalf 0:07:35.400 --> 0:07:38.000 of many companies, including Target, that is now trying to 0:07:38.040 --> 0:07:42.200 dial back where George Floyd was killed. Imagine that, and 0:07:43.280 --> 0:07:45.760 entities that, including those in the federal government, weren't going 0:07:45.800 --> 0:07:48.559 to push this for too long. And now they're trying 0:07:48.560 --> 0:07:52.160 to blame our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion for 0:07:52.280 --> 0:07:56.000 why Democrats lost the election, because you know, justice should 0:07:56.000 --> 0:07:58.600 not be served for the least of these. And here's 0:07:58.640 --> 0:08:03.080 what I take real issue with with this particular executive memo. 0:08:03.760 --> 0:08:06.120 The people who will be hurt the most are the 0:08:06.160 --> 0:08:10.040 most vulnerable amongst us. They are the people who benefited 0:08:10.080 --> 0:08:13.880 greatly from a Trump check, right from that stimulus payment, 0:08:13.960 --> 0:08:17.480 from a STiMi. They are the folks who thought that 0:08:17.520 --> 0:08:20.120 they would get a second chance in this administration because 0:08:20.160 --> 0:08:22.640 that check meant so much. I understand it. But now 0:08:22.960 --> 0:08:24.920 some of the things that you rely on every single 0:08:25.000 --> 0:08:27.800 day to keep your lights on are now in harm's way. 0:08:28.280 --> 0:08:30.320 So what they say in the next part of this 0:08:30.400 --> 0:08:37.079 memo is that each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis 0:08:37.120 --> 0:08:41.000 of all of their federal financial assistance programs. They're requiring 0:08:41.040 --> 0:08:46.680 a temporary pause on all activities related to obligation or 0:08:46.760 --> 0:08:50.240 disbursement of all federal financial assistants this assistance. That means 0:08:50.280 --> 0:08:52.480 they're not cutting no checks right now. It's a temporary 0:08:52.480 --> 0:08:58.280 pause that was effective as of yesterday at five pm. 0:08:58.880 --> 0:09:05.120 I'm sorry today, and it is in effect until February tenth. 0:09:05.520 --> 0:09:07.640 So there may be things that you're waiting on. Maybe 0:09:07.640 --> 0:09:10.199 you were approved for a federal grant. Maybe you were 0:09:10.240 --> 0:09:14.280 approved for an SBA loan. Depending under depending on the 0:09:14.320 --> 0:09:18.520 criteria of that grant a loan, you could be in 0:09:18.640 --> 0:09:21.840 harm's way. So that is what I want to flag 0:09:21.880 --> 0:09:24.640 for you, Lolo, text me if there are any questions 0:09:24.679 --> 0:09:29.080 that come up along the way. Now, the other thing 0:09:29.120 --> 0:09:31.840 that I think is highly dangerous is it says in 0:09:31.880 --> 0:09:35.200 the paragraph this is the second page, This is the 0:09:35.240 --> 0:09:39.679 paragraph right above the bottom. It says that OMB may 0:09:39.880 --> 0:09:44.680 grant exceptions allowing federal agencies to issue new awards or 0:09:44.720 --> 0:09:47.840 take other actions on a case by case basis. What 0:09:47.880 --> 0:09:51.600 does that mean. That means that it is solely up 0:09:51.600 --> 0:09:54.520 to their discretion. That means that it is a super 0:09:54.559 --> 0:09:59.200 subjective standard. And the folks who rely on agency funding 0:09:59.559 --> 0:10:03.800 because they are one of a few, because they are 0:10:03.880 --> 0:10:07.680 a woman owned business or a minority owned business, or 0:10:07.760 --> 0:10:12.319 doing work that would impact black maternal health or some 0:10:12.400 --> 0:10:15.800 of the things. Some of my most important work that 0:10:15.880 --> 0:10:18.440 I'm the most proud of on Capitol Hill was helping 0:10:18.440 --> 0:10:21.760 to advance centers of excellence at HBCUs when I worked 0:10:21.760 --> 0:10:25.600 for the wonderful Congressman Thompson on the Homeland Security Committee. 0:10:25.720 --> 0:10:28.560 That funding is now all at risk. Right, there are 0:10:28.559 --> 0:10:31.920 centers of excellence in all types of industry and spaces 0:10:32.760 --> 0:10:36.760 and different interests. All of that is at risk. A 0:10:36.800 --> 0:10:39.040 lot of folks have been saying, we were just talking 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:42.840 on our pre production call before we started about whether 0:10:42.960 --> 0:10:45.920 or not Snap benefits those EBT cards that folks used 0:10:45.920 --> 0:10:48.520 to buy food at the stores and to keep groceries, 0:10:49.360 --> 0:10:52.120 you know, in their homes, whether or not school lunches 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:55.600 for kids would be impacted, whether or now affordable housing 0:10:55.640 --> 0:10:59.280 would be impacted. Well, here's the thing. This memo is 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:04.079 super vague, talking about Marxist equity and green New deals, 0:11:04.160 --> 0:11:09.160 social engineering policies and all of that with intention, and 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:12.920 some of you may be saying, well, how is this 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:16.920 even legal? Right, Like, the executive branch doesn't necessarily get 0:11:16.960 --> 0:11:23.880 to govern? Is what is funded? Because the United States 0:11:23.880 --> 0:11:27.320 House and the Congress. Why is this the other It 0:11:27.360 --> 0:11:30.960 is the United States House Congress large has the obligation 0:11:31.000 --> 0:11:33.559 of controlling the purse strings. Let's go to why you 0:11:33.640 --> 0:11:38.200 all are saying that. In Article one, Section nine, clause seven, 0:11:38.520 --> 0:11:42.800 called the Appropriation's Clause in the Constitution States impertinent part, 0:11:43.640 --> 0:11:47.440 no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 0:11:47.559 --> 0:11:52.800 consequence of appropriations made by law, and a regular statement 0:11:52.840 --> 0:11:55.959 and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public 0:11:56.000 --> 0:11:59.199 money shall be published from time to time. Now, this 0:11:59.440 --> 0:12:05.240 is about governing what is contained in the United States Treasury. 0:12:06.400 --> 0:12:10.720 Nothing can be paid out of the treasury, according to 0:12:10.760 --> 0:12:12.680 the Supreme Court. Then let's see if they hold it 0:12:12.720 --> 0:12:15.880 now nothing, no money can be paid out of the 0:12:15.920 --> 0:12:21.360 treasury unless it has been appropriated by an Act of Congress. Now, 0:12:21.760 --> 0:12:26.319 Donald Trump's administration is arguing something very interesting here. They 0:12:26.320 --> 0:12:30.800 are arguing that there may be a limitation on what 0:12:30.920 --> 0:12:34.400 can be spent, that is Congress's role, but that they 0:12:34.520 --> 0:12:39.400 can cut like there ain't no tomorrow under a doctrine 0:12:39.440 --> 0:12:44.439 that they call impoundment. So this means that they have 0:12:44.559 --> 0:12:48.200 control over cuts, but they don't have control of the 0:12:48.280 --> 0:12:51.920 spin of the purse strings. That is very, very dangerous, 0:12:52.240 --> 0:12:55.640 and it sounds like Donald Trump's administration is gonna go 0:12:55.960 --> 0:13:00.200 hard to try to push this doctrine all the way 0:13:00.240 --> 0:13:02.800 to a court battle to the Supreme Court. Now, this 0:13:02.920 --> 0:13:07.200 Supreme Court, the same one that decided that Donald Trump 0:13:07.440 --> 0:13:10.840 could not be civilly or criminally liable as a president, 0:13:10.920 --> 0:13:14.480 that he had civil and criminal immunity, sides with them 0:13:14.600 --> 0:13:17.920 on They can cut whatever they want as the executive branch, 0:13:17.960 --> 0:13:22.480 but they can't spin whatever they want. Y'all, we in danger. 0:13:23.040 --> 0:13:25.959 And that's what we really need to understand. This is 0:13:26.000 --> 0:13:31.400 a very very serious memo. This current acting O and 0:13:31.480 --> 0:13:35.600 B director is pushing to broaden its authority and to 0:13:35.800 --> 0:13:38.640 ensure that the only people that can make these decisions 0:13:38.679 --> 0:13:43.240 about a federal spind are Donald Trump's political appointees. And 0:13:43.320 --> 0:13:46.280 here's what I think is scariest about this. You guys, 0:13:56.440 --> 0:14:00.000 none of this is surprising if you read Project twenty five. 0:14:01.280 --> 0:14:05.800 We have got to stay informed, y'all. We can't. We 0:14:05.840 --> 0:14:09.319 can't keep getting caught on our heels about what's to come. 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:16.680 Because people are not informed. We have to be informed. Yes, 0:14:16.840 --> 0:14:19.280 it is a nine hundred and twenty two page document. 0:14:19.720 --> 0:14:22.800 Yes it is imperative that you read it. Yes, you 0:14:22.920 --> 0:14:25.680 need to know that many of the people who Donald 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:28.920 Trump has put in critical roles, including Stephen Miller, which 0:14:28.960 --> 0:14:32.320 again I would argue is running the White House. From 0:14:32.360 --> 0:14:36.720 the immigration ice raids to all of the attacks on DEI, 0:14:37.240 --> 0:14:40.640 all of that is Steven Miller's brainchild. That's not Donald 0:14:40.640 --> 0:14:43.720 Trump's thoughts. That is Steven Miller, and he had to 0:14:43.760 --> 0:14:46.480 have them back in the White House because there's no 0:14:46.600 --> 0:14:49.960 ability for Donald Trump to think this way without Steven Miller. 0:14:50.200 --> 0:14:54.600 He basically has seeded his entire presidency to Steven Miller. 0:14:54.880 --> 0:14:56.920 That is a very dangerous thing. If you look up 0:14:56.920 --> 0:15:00.480 who Steven Miller is, you'll understand why. So there is 0:15:01.040 --> 0:15:03.840 the other piece of this. You will also note that 0:15:03.920 --> 0:15:06.800 when you thumb through Project twenty five and you see 0:15:06.800 --> 0:15:09.280 who wrote these pieces, you're going to recognize some of 0:15:09.280 --> 0:15:12.960 the names. I challenge you all to take Project twenty 0:15:13.000 --> 0:15:16.160 twenty five, the document, just the table of contents and 0:15:16.200 --> 0:15:19.960 who wrote each chapter and compare those names to who 0:15:20.000 --> 0:15:23.880 Donald Trump has nominated for positions in his cabinet and 0:15:23.920 --> 0:15:25.920 has put into the White House to work for him. 0:15:26.360 --> 0:15:29.880 You all will see a surprising number of similarities. And 0:15:30.080 --> 0:15:32.800 if you can see those similarities, you can go into 0:15:32.800 --> 0:15:36.680 those chapters and see that the executive orders and actions 0:15:36.680 --> 0:15:39.000 that have come out of this administration so far are 0:15:39.080 --> 0:15:41.520 no surprise at all. So those are the kinds of 0:15:41.520 --> 0:15:44.440 things that we need to be paying attention to right now. 0:15:45.560 --> 0:15:49.000 If you all don't have questions about Project twenty twenty 0:15:49.040 --> 0:15:53.120 five and this federal funding freeze, then I'll go on 0:15:53.160 --> 0:16:00.160 to another executive order. Okay, Lolo sent me. This does 0:16:00.200 --> 0:16:04.760 this freeze impact state level programs? Well, everything in every 0:16:04.840 --> 0:16:09.600 single agencies under review from the United States Department of Agriculture, 0:16:09.960 --> 0:16:14.320 the Department of Energy, USAID because they talked about global 0:16:14.480 --> 0:16:18.360 a global spend as well, the State Department, which oversees USAID, 0:16:18.720 --> 0:16:22.480 the Department of Commerce. Y'all remember the Minority Business Development 0:16:22.520 --> 0:16:26.880 Agency was challenged on its merits just last year with 0:16:27.040 --> 0:16:32.720 a Department of Treasury. Every single governmental agency SBA for 0:16:32.760 --> 0:16:35.240 those of you who have Small Business Administration loans that 0:16:35.280 --> 0:16:38.600 you may have just qualified for at risk. The Department 0:16:38.640 --> 0:16:41.720 of Transportation we have. You guys know, if you go 0:16:41.760 --> 0:16:45.080 into your airports at home, you're seeing a lot of construction. 0:16:45.200 --> 0:16:47.760 It is annoying, but we'll all be happy when it's done. 0:16:47.960 --> 0:16:51.360 There are these projects, these highways that are being built. 0:16:51.920 --> 0:16:56.200 Any dB disadvantaged business enterprise that is working on those projects, 0:16:56.520 --> 0:17:00.000 that's all under review now right depending on the grants 0:17:00.040 --> 0:17:03.440 and the loans that have been let. So everything is 0:17:03.480 --> 0:17:07.000 on the chopping block because of this very vague memo, 0:17:07.680 --> 0:17:09.679 and we need to be mindful of that. That is 0:17:09.720 --> 0:17:14.359 what is at stake. Somebody asked how this can be legal. 0:17:14.400 --> 0:17:17.720 I kind of just went through that. Hopefully what I've 0:17:17.920 --> 0:17:23.200 I've said makes sense. I will go through a little more. 0:17:25.560 --> 0:17:28.119 Just to backtrack a little bit on OMB. Some of 0:17:28.160 --> 0:17:29.720 you all might be like, I didn't get here in time. 0:17:29.760 --> 0:17:31.920 What is O and B. It's the Office of Management 0:17:32.000 --> 0:17:37.320 and Budget. Its responsibility is to prepare every year presidents 0:17:37.400 --> 0:17:40.119 introduce a budget. So you guys will see if for 0:17:40.119 --> 0:17:41.480 those of you who work on the hill, you see 0:17:41.480 --> 0:17:44.119 those huge binders. When I worked on the hill, we 0:17:44.240 --> 0:17:46.840 used to divide up the sections and be responsible for 0:17:46.880 --> 0:17:50.240 a section and analyze the sections of the various sections 0:17:50.240 --> 0:17:53.400 of the president's budget. Well, they send this huge document 0:17:53.440 --> 0:17:57.160 over by agency, line by line, how much money they're 0:17:57.200 --> 0:18:00.320 going to fund the federal government. The onb direct is 0:18:00.400 --> 0:18:04.399 responsible for pulling that physical year budget together and dispersing 0:18:04.400 --> 0:18:07.920 it to the Hill for approval through the appropriations process. 0:18:08.880 --> 0:18:13.320 They also oversee the implementation of the president's priorities across 0:18:13.359 --> 0:18:16.600 the executive branch, and most of the times what we say, 0:18:16.600 --> 0:18:18.760 what we've said on the Hill is you can tell 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:21.920 what the president's priorities are based on how they choose 0:18:21.960 --> 0:18:26.760 to fund the federal government after we received the budget 0:18:26.840 --> 0:18:31.400 the Hill. Congress, the House is responsible for passing appropriations 0:18:31.480 --> 0:18:35.879 measures that has to be signed off or also passed 0:18:35.920 --> 0:18:39.439 in the Senate. Sometimes they don't agree and so there 0:18:39.480 --> 0:18:42.919 has to be what was called a reconciliation process, and 0:18:43.000 --> 0:18:48.119 then the agencies are funded based on what is appropriated. Now, 0:18:48.240 --> 0:18:52.439 again what I was saying earlier is they are challenging 0:18:52.560 --> 0:18:56.119 the president's authority to cut I think they're acknowledging on 0:18:56.200 --> 0:18:58.840 the spend that that has to go through Congress. Again, 0:18:59.080 --> 0:19:02.120 be clear about the fact that most of Congress has 0:19:02.200 --> 0:19:04.959 bought into this to this president's agenda. So those are 0:19:04.960 --> 0:19:07.320 you who are like well, it looks like SNAP benefits 0:19:07.400 --> 0:19:10.520 or the EBT cards might not be impacted, or kids' 0:19:10.480 --> 0:19:13.480 school lunches might not be impacted. What I would challenge 0:19:13.560 --> 0:19:18.480 you with is, every single year Republicans go after snap benefits, 0:19:18.680 --> 0:19:21.440 they try to cut them. I call the Congressional Black Caucus, 0:19:21.440 --> 0:19:24.120 and they are known to be the conscience of the Congress. 0:19:24.240 --> 0:19:27.119 Every year, that's a fight that they fight to ensure 0:19:27.200 --> 0:19:31.600 protection of those benefits. So that is what is at stake. 0:19:33.160 --> 0:19:36.080 And then you guys are asking what to do. The 0:19:36.200 --> 0:19:38.920 most important thing that I would give you right now 0:19:40.119 --> 0:19:44.400 is make sure you are reading. If we are reading ahead, 0:19:44.920 --> 0:19:47.560 I know it's stressful to be seeing all of these changes. 0:19:47.840 --> 0:19:50.800 You may have folks who've been impacted by the ice raids. 0:19:51.080 --> 0:19:54.320 You may have folks who you know just qualified for 0:19:54.359 --> 0:19:56.159 a federal loan who you're like, I don't know if 0:19:56.160 --> 0:19:58.000 they're going to get to keep that money, or a grant, 0:19:58.040 --> 0:20:01.680 a research granted a university. Right. That is so scary, 0:20:02.119 --> 0:20:06.560 But we cannot bury ourselves in fear. We have to 0:20:06.720 --> 0:20:10.240 stay alert, and the most important way we can do 0:20:10.280 --> 0:20:12.920 that is by reading what's in front of us. Projects 0:20:12.920 --> 0:20:16.040 twenty twenty five been written Heritage Foundation been on this 0:20:16.200 --> 0:20:19.320 for years and years and years. Go and look when 0:20:19.320 --> 0:20:22.080 you see the Koch Brothers Americans for Prosperity, and we 0:20:22.119 --> 0:20:26.480 hear about fiscal conservativism, conservatism, that is what it is. 0:20:26.520 --> 0:20:29.679 It is about finding ways to cut corners so that 0:20:29.720 --> 0:20:33.080 they can ensure the rich keep their tax cuts right. 0:20:33.720 --> 0:20:36.520 They don't ever have the money to increase minimum wage. 0:20:36.720 --> 0:20:39.560 They don't ever have the money to ensure that kids 0:20:39.560 --> 0:20:42.520 can have summer jobs. They don't ever have the money 0:20:42.520 --> 0:20:45.040 to ensure that centers of excellence are fully funded, or 0:20:45.160 --> 0:20:51.680 HBCUs and Hispanic serving institutions, the institutions, tribal colleges ever 0:20:51.800 --> 0:20:54.320 have the money that they deserve. But they can always 0:20:54.320 --> 0:20:58.879 find that dollar for war and for tax cuts. And 0:20:58.920 --> 0:21:01.320 that's what we're up against right now. So I implore 0:21:01.359 --> 0:21:04.399 you to read Project twenty twenty five. I implore you 0:21:04.440 --> 0:21:07.280 to pay attention to these memos. Don't just take and 0:21:07.320 --> 0:21:09.800 the executive orders and actions that are coming out. Don't 0:21:09.840 --> 0:21:12.199 just take my word for it, read it yourself. In 0:21:12.240 --> 0:21:16.600 the last paragraph of this memo, it talks about agencies 0:21:16.680 --> 0:21:21.560 having a responsibility to look into each financial assistance program 0:21:21.600 --> 0:21:26.280 in these three ways assign responsibility and oversight to a 0:21:26.359 --> 0:21:29.399 senior political appointee. Again, we know that that means that 0:21:29.440 --> 0:21:32.600 person thinks like Donald Trump. They are so concerned about 0:21:32.640 --> 0:21:36.080 career employees federal government employees that they haven't found you 0:21:36.119 --> 0:21:39.000 at yet. I implore you to stay and make sure 0:21:39.040 --> 0:21:42.719 that you are serving the people as you know it 0:21:42.800 --> 0:21:45.080 is your obligation to do. You might not have had 0:21:45.080 --> 0:21:47.280 to take an oath, but we have to make sure 0:21:47.320 --> 0:21:49.080 that we keep people in place who will tell the 0:21:49.119 --> 0:21:53.359 truth about what this administration is doing. We need whistleblowers 0:21:53.400 --> 0:21:56.240 to talk about everything that is happening so that we 0:21:56.359 --> 0:21:59.679 can better prepare. The second thing it says is review 0:21:59.760 --> 0:22:05.040 current pending fund currently pending federal financial assistance announcements to 0:22:05.240 --> 0:22:10.160 ensure administration priorities are adjusted, addressed, and subject to program 0:22:10.280 --> 0:22:17.080 statutory authority. Modify announcements, withdraw any announcements already published, and, 0:22:17.160 --> 0:22:22.400 to the extent permissible by law, cancel awards already awarded 0:22:22.520 --> 0:22:26.359 if they are in conflict with this administration's priorities. Now, 0:22:26.720 --> 0:22:29.679 that may not be legal, but it first has to 0:22:29.720 --> 0:22:32.520 be challenged. So right now, what this says is the 0:22:32.600 --> 0:22:35.919 law of the land until it is challenged, and until 0:22:36.240 --> 0:22:40.600 a federal court agrees with the more reasonable minds among us. 0:22:40.600 --> 0:22:45.320 And last, it says, ensure adequate oversight of federal financial 0:22:45.359 --> 0:22:53.080 assistance programs, initiate investigations when warranted, to identify underperforming recipients, 0:22:53.560 --> 0:22:58.440 and address identified issues, up to and including cancellation of awards. Y'all. 0:22:58.440 --> 0:23:01.479 They put us on notice. They put us on notice 0:23:01.520 --> 0:23:06.240 that as a five PM today, everything that the federal 0:23:06.280 --> 0:23:14.960 government funds that is under these very you know, ridiculous buckets, 0:23:15.400 --> 0:23:19.600 you know wokeness and the words that they used to 0:23:19.920 --> 0:23:24.879 make the American people afraid, transgenderism, Marxist equity, everything that 0:23:24.920 --> 0:23:28.679 they can squeeze into these buckets they will, and that 0:23:28.800 --> 0:23:34.880 is to create more funding capacity for the rich. So yeah, 0:23:35.000 --> 0:23:37.000 people are asking about what the course can do. Yes, 0:23:37.080 --> 0:23:40.760 this has to be challenged in court. And for the 0:23:40.760 --> 0:23:43.200 person that said it's just an audit, it is far 0:23:43.280 --> 0:23:48.320 more than an audit, my friend. These programs are being frozen. 0:23:48.960 --> 0:23:51.560 The funds are not going to go out. They say 0:23:51.680 --> 0:23:55.520 in here that they are trying to find if any 0:23:55.560 --> 0:24:01.160 programs that fit in those buckets that I've named theness, 0:24:01.200 --> 0:24:06.240 Marxist equity, transgenderism, Green New Deal, all of those are 0:24:06.320 --> 0:24:10.879 subject to cancelation. Why because they don't fit in with 0:24:11.000 --> 0:24:15.040 the current administration's priorities. That is what That is the 0:24:15.160 --> 0:24:18.840 language and the framework that they will use to cancel 0:24:18.960 --> 0:24:21.439 the programs. So for those of you who work in 0:24:21.440 --> 0:24:25.040 the federal government, for those of you who have federal funding, 0:24:25.720 --> 0:24:29.280 I am suggesting that you figure out a way to 0:24:29.520 --> 0:24:33.959 ensure that your programs do not fall within that framework. 0:24:34.680 --> 0:24:39.399 So if you are advancing opportunities for the underserved, you 0:24:39.480 --> 0:24:43.240 better find some new language. If you are ensuring that 0:24:44.240 --> 0:24:47.280 the climate is safe and that climate change doesn't completely 0:24:47.280 --> 0:24:50.200 take us out, you better find some new language. These 0:24:50.200 --> 0:24:52.080 people ain't come to play, and they told us what 0:24:52.119 --> 0:24:53.720 they were going to do in a whole nine hundred 0:24:53.760 --> 0:24:55.960 and twenty two page manual, So we got to get 0:24:55.960 --> 0:24:59.840 on it. Well, I've been on for twenty five minutes. 0:25:00.000 --> 0:25:03.040 I went on pretty quickly, and that doesn't leave me 0:25:03.080 --> 0:25:05.040 any time to go through these executive orders. What I 0:25:05.080 --> 0:25:08.000