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Chuck Schumer Pours Cold Water On Trump's Push to Kill Congress-Approved Grants, Payments: 'They Are Not Optional'

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Credit: AFP)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sought to pour cold water on President Donald Trump's push to kill Congress-approved grants following a new executive order.

"Congress approved these investments and they are not optional; they are the law," Schumer said in a statement on Monday night. "It will mean missed payrolls and rent payments and everything in between: chaos for everything from universities to non-profit charities, state disaster assistance, local law enforcement, aid to the elderly, and food for those in need," Schumer added in a publication on X.

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