Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
The White House said the cut targets harmful spending, while Senate appropriators called it an illegal end-run around Congress.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump ordered the cancellation of $810 million in funding approved by Congress, targeting programs for immigrant services and race-focused initiatives.
- Trump's OMB announced the cuts with just five days left in the federal fiscal year, describing the move as focused on 'the most harmful government spending.'
- The Government Accountability Office labels the action a 'pocket rescission' and says it is illegal, as the timing bypasses typical Congressional review of spending cuts.
- Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican, denounced the cancellation as a 'clear violation of the law,' pledging to work with colleagues to address the action.
- Trump previously canceled $4.9 billion in foreign aid last year, and this latest action escalates tensions between the White House and lawmakers over Constitutional power of the purse.
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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.
Trump Cancels Nearly $1B for Migrant Services and Race-Focused Programs in ‘Pocket’ Rescission
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Trump cancels nearly $1B in funding for illegal immigrants and race-focused programs in new ‘pocket’ rescission
President Trump on Friday ordered the cancellation of $810 million in congressionally appropriated funding, including large sums meant for illegal immigrants and race-focused programs, in the second "pocket" rescission in 49 years, The Post has learned.
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