A White House memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans by 5 p.m. Tuesday has ordinary Americans who depend on such aid, as well as seasoned budget experts, scratching their heads.The memo suspending the federal funding was vague in its wording,

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Stephanie Kelton, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Stony Brook University. The federal grant freeze will hurt universities and research institutes, both public and private. This, in turn, will result in the temporary layoff or permanent loss of a significant number of middle class jobs in communities throughout the country.