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Senator Bernie Sanders condemned Trumpā€™s order to freeze all federal loans and grants, calling it a ā€œdangerous move towards authoritarianismā€ and ā€œblatantly unconstitutional.ā€

The directive, exempting Social Security and Medicare, is expected to impact universities, nonprofits, food assistance programs, health centers, and disabled veterans.

Sanders emphasized that Congress holds the ā€œpower of the purseā€ and urged Americans to oppose the order.

Attorneys general are preparing legal challenges to overturn the freeze.

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    Democrats: Campaign Finance Laws, Tax the Rich, Saving the Planet, Medical for All, Nobody is Above the Law, Keeping Peace in the Middle East, Standing Up Against Hostile Dictators

    Republicans: Destroy Academics, Pregnant Child Brides, Bribes are Good, POTUS is a King, OIL OIL OIL OIL, Putinā€™s their Friend, Cut Taxes for the Rich and Raise for Everyone Else

    It shouldnā€™t even be a contest and yet somehow here we are.