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Chicago, IL — In case you missed it, the Trump White House has not hesitated to broadly cancel federal grants that support both Illinois’ farmers and meals for Illinois families in need. In response, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined a lawsuit in an effort to halt this cruel, nonsensical overreach. The Democratic Party of Illinois reacted with the following:
“The current presidential administration is working overtime to threaten an Illinois program that gives business to farmers and produce to food pantries—making fresh fruit and vegetables more out of reach for some of Illinois’ most vulnerable families. Once again, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is serving as a critical barrier against inhumane Trump overreach. DPI stands behind the AG as he fights for working Illinoisans.”
Key excerpts from Capitol News Illinois: Illinois AG joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of federal grants
By: Peter Hancock
- The suit is one of more than a dozen Raoul has joined as part of a coalition of Democratic attorneys general who have been battling the administration since Trump’s second inauguration in January.
- “Whether or not I disagree with President Trump on his policy agenda, he must act in a lawful way that is consistent with the Constitution and the laws that Congress has enacted,” Raoul said. “Unfortunately, the president and his administration have chosen, with many of their actions, to ignore the Constitution and federal law. And when constitutional guarantees are ignored, all Americans are at risk.”
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision in March to halt reimbursements under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which provided funding for nonprofit organizations to buy locally grown food products from farmers for free distribution to vulnerable communities.
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