The Trump administration says it will use the tariff fund to maintain a federal food support program for about 7 million pregnant women, mothers, and young children during the Tuesday closed Tuesday.
The program, known as the WIC, was expected to be exhausted soon because Congress has not yet approved the federal spending package for the 2026 fiscal year, which begins on October 1. The National WIC Association predicted that the funds of the program would last only one to two weeks after the end of the program.
White House spokesman Caroline Lavit announced a tariff idea. X.
The WIC, which has been supported for a long time, has emerged as a topic among Republicans about the damage to Americans. Mr. Mike Johnson has previously accused Democratic colleagues “embarrassed” and accused the government’s closure of the WIC.
Axios First Reported White House’s efforts.
Some situations: President Donald Trump has added and raised tariffs on extensive products and countries, claiming that it will promote US manufacturing and strengthen national security. By this year, the tariff collection amounted to $ 190 billion. Article 232 tariffs are imposed on national security.
Tariff Enter the general fund It is managed by the Treasury. The Treasury calls this account “US checker.” This is because this account is used to pay some of the government’s existing bills, such as the distribution of tax refunds.
However, the general fund is essentially frozen until the bill is passed to support the government. Congress and Trump can solve this problem by passing a bill that designates tariff income for specific purposes. But either is interested in this.
CNN’s Elisabeth Buchwald contributed to this post.
