Collins Pushes White House on Spending Cuts

Collins pushes White House on spending cuts

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins wants the Trump administration to work its requests for future spending cuts into the Senate’s bipartisan spending bills, rather than risk derailing bipartisan work with Democrats. Collins told Semafor that she’s told Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought directly “that if there is unspent funding for programs that he believes should be rescinded, that he should work through the appropriat…

Democrats Plan August Blitz To Campaign Against GOP Spending Bill

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GOP Budget Clawbacks Undermine Bipartisan Process, Democrats Say

Top Democrats in Congress say they remain united behind a bipartisan, bicameral path to fund the government, but they say recently passed Republican-backed funding clawbacks could make that harder to achieve. In a joint press conference on July 22, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) criticized the GOP’s approach to federal spending, specifically pointing to the $9 billion rescissions …

NPR Cuts Budget to Aid "Vulnerable" Member Stations

After Congress approved a “clawback” of $1.1 billion in pre-allocated funds from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio is taking new action to support its vulnerable member stations. A report from Texas Public Radio says NPR will cut its budget by about $8 million to support member stations most affected by last week’s rescission of federal funding. After details of President Trump’s recision package were unveiled at the …