Sen. Collins joins Democrats in calling $20 million BIS cut illegal

Susan Collins challenges Trump’s withholding of Congress-approved funds

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the chairwoman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, has accused President Donald Trump of illegally refusing to spend $2.9 billion in funds approved by Congress. She and her Democratic counterpart, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), wrote a…

Susan Collins Warns Trump He Doesn't Have A Line Item Veto

Susan Collins yesterday accused Trumpy Bear of illegally refusing to spend $2.9 billion approved by Congress, teaming with Democrats in an early salvo in the simmering struggle between Congress and the White House over which has the ultimate power over federal spending. Via the New York Times: Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine and the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, initiated a letter to the White House that was signed by Se…

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) officially became the first Republican in the Senate to challenge a decision by President Donald Trump on the budget.]]>

Sen. Collins joins Democrats in calling $20 million BIS cut illegal

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) on Thursday joined a chorus of Democrats arguing that President Trump’s decision not to approve nearly $3 billion in emergency spending, including $20 million for the Bureau of Industry and Security, blatantly violates appropriations law. Trump on Monday notified Congress he would not approve nearly $3 billion in emergency spending that was approved as part of the yearlong continuing resolution Co…

Top Republican and Democratic Senators Unite Against Trump’s Refusal to Release Emergency Fund Authorized by Congress

Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are coming together to challenge President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold emergency funding that Congress approved earlier this month. Collins, the head of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and Murray, the top Democrat on the committee, sent a letter to Trump’s budget director, Russell Vought, expressing their concerns. The senators argue that the president does not hav…

BIS Could See 10.5% Funding Cut in FY 2025, Senator Says

The Bureau of Industry and Security is poised to receive $171 million in funding in FY 2025, down 10.5% from FY 2024, as part of the Trump administration's "illegal" cuts to national security programs, Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member Patty...