this was a statement from the former acting director of the office of management budget, matthew veith. i should say that we have now a current acting omb director, russ vought, who was confirmed on thursday night. but back in juary, what the omb was saying was in the interim, to the extent rmissible under appe law, federal agencies must temporarily pause al activitie related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance and oer relevant aactities that may be implicated by the executive orders. this temporaryprove the administration timto review e best uses othe funding fore those programs consistent with the law and the president's priorities. this created a lot of backlash. what is your take on the legality of this approach? well, it's unlawful and we were able to get a court to pause this within, i believe, 24 hours of the memo coming out. it was a callous disregard for the american. this approach did not do anything to enhance efficiency or to create reviews times or contemplation about our federal spending or our federal government. what it did was that it shut