Bipartisan members of Colorado’s congressional delegation asked the Trump administration Friday for the evidence it used to halt up to $300 million in federal aid payments and to keep the money flowing.
In a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the lawmakers warned, “any lapse in funding from these programs would have serious consequences for many child care centers operating in compliance with the updated guidance and the Colorado families depending on these programs.”
The letter was signed by U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Reps. Jeff Crank, Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Brittany Pettersen. Crank and Evans are Republicans, while the rest are Democrats. Bennet and Pettersen are leading the request for their respective chambers.
The Trump administration on Jan. 6 told Colorado and four other Democratic-led states it would freeze a total of $10 billion in federal aid for low-income families, including cash for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, a subsidy for day care, and a block grant for social services.
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The letter reflects ongoing uncertainty about the freeze and how the judge will eventually rule.
The officials state in the letter that, while Colorado already has fiscal accountability systems and internal checks for fraud in place, they encourage the state and federal officials to work together “to determine if and where improvements are needed.”
They also requested that the administration provide the criteria for releasing the money, the evidence used to warrant the additional scrutiny from the federal government and a timeline for releasing the money.
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