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Trump's 'Pocket Rescission' Cancels $810 Million in Federal Funding
Original: What Is a ‘Pocket Rescission’? Inside Trump’s Move to Cancel $810 Million in Federal Funding
The Trump administration is moving to cancel $810 million in already-appropriated federal funding using a tactic dubbed a 'pocket rescission', an approach that has drawn attention for its unusual use of budget law. Commentators are questioning the legality of the manoeuvre and its implications for Congress's power of the purse.
Why now: The administration's unorthodox budget tactic is raising fresh legal and constitutional questions about presidential control of congressionally approved spending.
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