Washington, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Robin Kelly issued the following press release:
The Trump administration froze $10 billion in federal funds for social services across five states, all led by Democratic governors, including $1 billion for Illinois. U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned this decision, which will hurt thousands of children and families.
"At the height of an affordability crisis created by President Trump, he's decided to attack children. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of little kids whose parents depend on federal childcare so they can go to work and continue to provide for their families," said Rep. Kelly. "In political retaliation against Democratic-run states, President Trump is once again using undocumented immi...