Congress Quietly Used Funding Law to Try to Rein In Trump on Spending

Republicans in Congress quietly voted for backdoor effort to tie Trump's hands

President Donald Trump will now have more difficulty withholding money for federal programs appropriated by Congress, thanks to lawmakers from both parties.The New York Times reported Tuesday that in the government funding package Congress passed last week (which Trump later signed into law) includes language meant to hamstring Trump's attempts to carry out "pocket rescissions," in which he freezes money meant to be disbursed. Language restricti…

Congress Quietly Used Funding Law to Try to Rein In Trump on Spending

Dozens of measures sprinkled throughout the recently enacted spending package seek to tie the Trump administration’s hands on funding, an act of quiet bipartisan resistance to efforts to trample congressional power.