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Trump administration freezes $11 billion in blue state infrastructure projects, blames Democrats for shutdown

New York was hit hardest with $7B frozen as Trump administration seeks to reorient Army Corps spending priorities


FOX News

By Michael Dorgan October 18, 2025


The Trump administration is freezing $11 billion in federal funds earmarked mostly for Democrat cities’ infrastructure projects as the government shutdown rolls on with no end in sight. 

Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), made the announcement Friday while pinning the shutdown on Democrats, whose actions he said left him with no choice but to halt the spending.

"The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers' ability to manage billions of dollars in projects," Vought posted to X.


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