One FEMA worker was rushing to get aid out to states before the 5 p.m. deadline. Another didn't know of the freeze until contacted by reporters.

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.