Ok. Impoundment. Some links to relevant authorities and commentary, and then thoughts of my own. What Trump is proposing potentially amounts to an upending of the separation of powers, and while that's not *inherently* bad, in this case it's bad. Very bad. 1/ 🧵

Just got off the phone with a northern California non-profit They provide emergency funds to help homeless veterans, particularly immediate $ to get them into hotels/shelters They are close to 100% funded by federal grants Official warned homeless veterans will get hurt if

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered a halt to Donald Trump's sweeping aid freeze, issuing a "brief administrative stay" to preserve the status quo for at least a few days while further litigation plays out.

GBPI Responds to Threatened Executive Order Gutting US Department of Education - Georgia Budget and Policy Institute #gapol gbpi.org/gbpi-responds-…

GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of GA raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal gov't has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the fed level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians. New Data: gbpi.org/federal-policy/

If you wondered how this administration feels about women, this should make it crystal clear. White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/…

Calling a rules committee meeting in the dark of night only shows cowardice. #CR

These moves to strip people of food and healthcare aren’t about anything other than greed.

Attacking children and pregnant people is unconscionable.

Senate Ag’s proposal would require most states to pay a portion of food benefit costs for the first time, leaving them w/ two options: significantly reduce the # of ppl receiving food assistance or some states ending #SNAP entirely. More from Katie Bergh: cbpp.org/research/food-…

The "Big Beautiful Big" is anything but!

Always interesting to me how many orgs now talk about abortion access who refused to link arms with us in the fight. They are as complicit as the people who passed the laws. #dobbs

This is NOT beautiful!

Congress has passed the budget reconciliation bill by a 218-214 vote. It features inequitable provisions that are deeply harmful to marginalized and rural Georgians. Full statement here: bit.ly/4lDHXwW

Where do the economic opportunities for Georgians lie within the state budget? Find out in our annual budget primer. gbpi.org/georgiabudgetp…

A new analysis from GBPI finds that H.R. 1 represents one of the most regressive federal policies in modern history, delivering massive tax breaks to the wealthiest while cutting essential programs. gbpi.org/deficit-spendi…