What we're doing is we are stopping the federal payments that will go to the state government until the state government takes its obligations seriously to stop the fraud that's being perpetrated against the American taxpayer.
Rollins asked Walz and Frey to provide the USDA with justification for all federal spending from 20 January 2025 to the present within 30 days. She is also requiring that all federal payments to the state moving forward require the same justification. We're communicating with state partners to understand the impacts of such a blanket cut to funding meant for residents most in need, Brian Feintech, a spokesperson for the city of Minneapolis, told the Guardian in a written statement in response to Rollins' letter.
