Evers Still Panicked After Spending Reversal
Wisconsin’s governor continues to warn about the disastrous effects of a federal spending review, even after President Trump rescinded his order.
The president on Wednesday canceled the order that paused $3 trillion in federal spending until it could be reviewed for DEI, green new deal, and government efficiency projects.
Gov. Tony Evers said Wisconsin’s budget, however, remains under threat.
“This is a concept of a plan that should not be implemented, salvaged, or resurrected in this form or any other. I was clear yesterday that this reckless policy decision would cause unnecessary chaos for our kids, families, seniors, farmers, and emergency services—it did, and it still is.,” Evers said in a statement. “This effort by a new administration has been a disaster from the get-go, and it should serve as a cautionary tale against any attempt by the Trump Administration to implement this policy or anything remotely similar in the future, with or without the memo issued on Monday.”
Neither Gov. Evers or the Trump Administration have said just what Wisconsin could have lost under the federal funding freeze.
But the Office of Management and Budget said Medicaid money, social security payments, most school lunch money, and other government programs not tied to DEI or the green new deal would have been spared.
More than half of the $28 billion in federal funding in the current Wisconsin budget goes to Medicaid in the state.
Still, Evers painted a scary picture of what may have happened.
“If Wisconsin’s federal funding continues to be threatened, delayed, and obstructed, make no mistake: I will continue using every power available to me to fight against those efforts to ensure Wisconsin’s kids, families, law enforcement, veterans, seniors, and so many others can continue to access the resources, services, and programs they depend on. I urge the administration to abandon this failed policy and focus on real, meaningful priorities that will actually help Wisconsinites and Americans across our country,” Evers added.
The governor has also not said how much he is expecting from the federal government in the next state budget.
Evers is due to deliver his proposed spending plan to lawmakers in a few weeks, and he is expected to ask for a Medicaid expansion. That could mean another $1 billion in federal funding.
Republican lawmakers, however, have rejected the governor’s past Medicaid expansions, and are expected to do so again this year as well.
Interested in the content of this Article?
Reach out to the MacIver Institute to aquire more information