Assemblymember Boerner's Statement on the Trump Administration's Attack on Federal Grants

SACRAMENTO, CA. — Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) issued the following statement following the Trump Administration’s order halting all federal grants and loans.

“The Trump Administration’s radical and retaliatory move to pause all grants and federal assistance will only negatively affect California’s ability to achieve bipartisan goals like constructing infrastructure and connecting families to high-speed, affordable broadband internet. We have been working with various departments for years now to use the $6.75 billion we were awarded by the federal government to get families connected to the internet, especially those who are living in the most rural areas of California. These federal tax dollars, paid by families in our state, should benefit the programs for which they were intended. I, along with all my colleagues, will fight to ensure our federal tax dollars are expeditiously invested in California and our families.”

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Assemblymember Tasha Boerner represents the 77th District, which encompasses Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Coronado and the coastal communities of La Jolla south to Downtown San Diego. You can learn more about Assemblymember Boerner at a77.asmdc.org, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter/X.