In an exchange with county Housing Director Heather McNieve, O’Hara confirmed that neither citizenship, residency or immigration status can be called into question by accepting federal aid.

In an interview with The Sentinel after the vote, 3rd District Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara denounced what she called the federal government’s liberal agenda:

“What is happening in Johnson County is a microcosm of events unfolding across our country, federal funds with strings attached that force local governments to bend to the liberal agenda of the Democrats in Washington, DC.