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Dan Rayfield: “The Trump Administration is trying to weaponize these emergency assistance programs, taking families’ private, personal…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2026
The Trump Administration is trying to weaponize these emergency assistance programs, taking families’ private, personal data and using it to advance a partisan political agenda that is tearing communities apart.

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Statement on the lawsuit against the Trump administration's rule.

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