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Congress returns, but Trump's 'pocket rescissions' snarls govt funding process
Congress must pass all 12 appropriations bills by Sept. 30 to avoid shutdown, challenged by partisan disputes and Trump's $4.9 billion foreign aid cancellation, Democrats say.
- As Congress returns, President Donald Trump’s clawback of $4.9 billion in spending has alienated Democrats while lawmakers face the end of fiscal year 2025 funding deadline to avoid a shutdown.
- The administration’s use of pocket rescissions this year shows the Trump White House exploiting this tactic to cut appropriated funds without Congress’s approval, setting up the current showdown.
- With most bills unsettled, only two appropriations bills have passed the House and a three-bill minibus passed the Senate, making a fourth continuing resolution likely to avoid a government shutdown.
- In a Tuesday letter, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Republicans risk a shutdown and urged bipartisan action, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Thomas Massie cautioned pocket rescissions could derail talks.
- With lawmakers set to recess the week of Sept. 22, Congress lacks the full remaining 28 days to finish appropriations, which must clear the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate, forcing GOP-Democrat negotiation or a shorter CR.
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Congress returns, but Trump's 'pocket rescissions' snarls govt funding process
(The Center Square) – It’s Congress’ first day back in session, but President Donald Trump’s clawback of nearly $5 billion in congressionally-approved spending has alienated Democrats, whose cooperation is crucial to avert a government shutdown.
Lawmakers eye bipartisan funding stopgap as appropriations bills make minimal headway - Everett Post
(The Center Square) – With 26 days until the federal government runs out of money, top appropriators have narrowed in on their preferred funding gameplan: push the equivalent of the Senate’s three-bill minibus through the House, then let a Continuing Resolution temporarily cover the rest. Approving a CR would mark the fourth time in a row that U.S. lawmakers have punted on funding the government properly, having passed three CRs in fiscal year 2…
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