US EditionMurkowski takes aim at Trump administration’s ‘unlawful’ pocket rescission
Senator Murkowski argues the Trump administration's nearly $5 billion pocket rescission bypasses Congress's constitutional funding authority, risking bipartisan budget negotiations.
- On Tuesday, Senator Lisa Murkowski opposed the White House’s plan to use a pocket rescission to withdraw close to $5 billion allocated for overseas assistance and global agencies.
- On Friday, it was announced that President Trump has invoked a law from 1974 to carry out the first pocket rescission in five decades, targeting spending that conflicts with his "America First" agenda.
- Senator Murkowski said that Congress alone holds the constitutional responsibility to fund the government and that OMB's rescission undermines this responsibility and bipartisan Congressional work.
- The Government Accountability Office, which oversees congressional actions, ruled that pocket rescissions are unlawful, emphasizing that the Impoundment Control Act did not grant Congress's authority over federal spending to the executive branch.
- The dispute heightens tensions over executive authority and fiscal policy as Speaker Mike Johnson urged Democrats to prevent a shutdown, emphasizing that closing the government is not in the nation's interest.
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Senate Republicans Splitting With Trump Over $5B Rescission
Several Senate Republicans are speaking out against President Donald Trump's pocket rescission of nearly $5 billion in previously approved funds, with some saying they do not believe his action was lawful and others warning they fear his move could derail bipartisan efforts to pass spending bills and avert a government shutdown later this month. "Anything that gives our Democrat colleagues a reason not to do the bipartisan appropriations process…
Murkowski: Trump’s Pocket Rescissions ‘Unlawful’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for what she called an "unlawful" effort to rescind about $5 billion in previously approved government funding. "Congress alone bears the constitutional responsibility for funding our government, and any effort to claw back resources outside of the appropriations process undermines that responsibility," the Alaska Republican wrote on X about President Donald Trump's pu…
'Throwing the entire process into chaos': GOP senator denounces controversial Trump move
As Congress races against a looming October 1 deadline to avert a government shutdown, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) sharply rebuked the Trump administration’s attempt to unilaterally retract nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.In a post on the social platform X Tuesday, Murkowski criticized what she called “the Office of Management and Budget’s unlawful attempt to pursue a nearly $5 billion pocket rescission.” The Alaska Republican, who often bre…
Murkowski takes aim at Trump administration’s ‘unlawful’ pocket rescission
Lisa Murkowski criticized the Trump administration for what she called an “unlawful” attempt to yank back about $5 billion in government funding previously approved by Congress via pocket rescission.
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