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Domestic violence support orgs fear for future after Trump aims to cut funding
"If a federal funding pause or freeze were to happen, the hotline could not sustain operations beyond a very short-term period," said Crystal Justice, chief external affairs officer at the National Domestic Violence Hotline. "Any interruption that would go beyond a short period of time would jeopardize our services. For other organizations, any interruption at all regardless of how long could jeopardize their ability to provide support and services." The Office of Management and Budget in late January issued a memo ordering a complete suspension on federal spending, save for...