Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
The White House said the cuts target immigrant services and diversity programs, with $567 million coming from Health and Human Services.
- On Friday, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins accused the Trump administration's budget office of taking "illegal actions" by moving to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved funding without advance notice.
- Collins argued that OMB deliberately sat on the money for months—an unreported impoundment itself—before submitting the package with five days left in the fiscal year.
- The package spans 11 rescissions across Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice departments, with $567 million targeting refugee assistance programs.
- Collins labeled the move "illegal" and "the most recent attempt" to undermine Congress' Constitutional power of the purse, though the Supreme Court allowed a similar $4.9 billion tactic last year.
- This maneuver continues a long-standing power struggle between the Trump administration and Congress over control of federal spending, with litigation ongoing from previous pocket rescission attempts.
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The White House says the move represents an effort to protect taxpayers and eliminate spending it considers unnecessary or harmful. The latest rescissions are likely to intensify the broader dispute between Trump's administration and Congress over who ultimately controls federal spending.
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Trump revives rare budget maneuver to rescind $810M in congressionally approved funds - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration announced Friday that it was canceling $810 million in congressionally approved spending for programs serving illegal immigrants, diversity initiatives and other efforts the administration argued do not benefit American citizens. To claw back the funds, President Donald Trump used a “pocket rescission,” a budget [...]
The US president wants to cut almost a billion dollars in government spending. The money was already approved and should go among other things to initiatives for diversity.
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