By Sara Tiano, Nancy Marie Spears, Susanti Sarkar, Jeremy Loudenback and Michael Fitzgerald

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While the administration indicated that the pause would be temporary, a statement released by the D.C.-based Center for Law and Social Policy warned that even a short- term loss of funding could be catastrophic for programs that may be unable to cover payroll or rent in the interim.

“The hardworking people who look out for others in their communities are at risk of losing their livelihoods because the Trump Administration has put more focus on cutting taxes for its billionaire allies than protecting children, seniors, veterans, and millions of other Americans,” the statement read.

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