{"id":2406307,"date":"2025-02-25T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-unfreeze-2-1b-in-funding-for-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:24:22","slug":"feds-unfreeze-2-1b-in-funding-for-pennsylvania-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-unfreeze-2-1b-in-funding-for-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds unfreeze $2.1B in funding for Pennsylvania &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffeds-unfreeze-2-1b-in-funding-for-pennsylvania-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406307&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-accused-of-flip-flopping-after-he-called-gop-hopefuls-good-people\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy accused of changing stance, called GOP hopefuls &#039;good people&#039;.\">article \u200ddiscusses<\/a> \u200dthe recent unfreezing\u2063 of\u2062 $2.1 billion in federal funding for Pennsylvania,\u2063 following a lawsuit filed by Governor Josh Shapiro against the Trump\u2062 administration. The funds were originally frozen on January 27, leading to legal actions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smoking-gun-jim-jordan-releases-facebook-files-revealing-damning-internal-emails\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan exposes incriminating internal emails in &#039;Facebook Files&#039;\">public\u200c pressure<\/a> to restore access to essential \u200bfinancial resources. \u200bShapiro stated that all identified funds are now\u200d accessible \u2064to\u200d state agencies, highlighting the importance\u200b of this funding for various projects, including environmental remediation of abandoned mines and support for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-final-direct-payment-worth-up-to-1691-to-wrap-up-in-delaware-in-five-days\/\" title=\"Delaware&#039;s food stamps program concludes with a final payment of up to ,691 in just five days.\">low-income\u2063 households<\/a> to\u200c reduce \u200butility \u200cbills. The governor emphasized that \u200dthe \u2063executive branch must comply with Congressional\u2062 appropriations, framing the resolution as a matter\u2062 of\u200b legal\u2063 obligation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Feds unfreeze $2.1B in funding for Pennsylvania<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2018463\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Eleven days after Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the White House to unfreeze billions in federal funding for Pennsylvania, the money is flowing again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Shapiro said Monday that the legal challenge and &ldquo;continued pressure&rdquo; on the Trump administration to comply or face further action, moved the issue forward.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every dollar we identified at the filing of our lawsuit is currently unfrozen and once again accessible to Pennsylvania state agencies, in accordance with legal injunctions currently in place,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The funding freeze was issued on Jan. 27. Since then, several court orders have been issued against the president&rsquo;s directive, with many arguing that it&rsquo;s unconstitutional for the executive branch to override Congress&rsquo;s role in federal appropriations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To put it simply: a deal is a deal,&rdquo; Shapiro said. &ldquo;The Trump administration is legally required to provide these funds to Pennsylvania.&nbsp;That is&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_1ce84128-ea29-11ef-9634-2f3c4f4e56e9.html\">why I took legal action<\/a><\/strong>, to protect Pennsylvanians.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Projects immediately impacted by the freeze are wide-ranging. Shapiro cited funds for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-give-pennsylvania-244m-for-mine-land-problems\/\" title=\"The federal government allocates ...44 million to ... for addressing mine land issues\">abandoned mine land<\/a> which are currently allocated to recover 24,000 acres of land across the state. The money would also go toward plugging orphan wells and building and maintaining 16 water treatment plants to deal with toxic runoff. Along with the sinkholes they create, the mines are a major source of danger and disease, especially for rural Pennsylvanians.<\/p>\n<p>With inflation and the cost of vital goods and services&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_789503e6-e950-11ef-8041-83e731d7796d.html\">increasing to new highs<\/a><\/strong>, the impact of the freeze on people&rsquo;s wallets is top of mind for many. Shapiro noted that some of the funding is intended to help 28,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">000 households lower utility bills<\/a> through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2018463\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2018463\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feds release $2.1B for Pennsylvania after Shapiro&#8217;s lawsuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris_Shapiro_Pennsylvania_bb23.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6617,6513,5836,28031,32076],"class_list":["post-2406307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-feds","tag-funding","tag-pennsylvania","tag-unfreeze","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris_Shapiro_Pennsylvania_bb23.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406307"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406311,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406307\/revisions\/2406311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}