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On the recordJuly 6, 2026
Rather than focusing on fulfilling the statutory purposes of a grant program, applicants and recipients will be forced to play an endless guessing game, trying to determine which of their activities may or may not run afoul of OMB’s ambiguous regulations or the president’s whims.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Senators' letter to OMB Director Russell Vought

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