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White House uses pocket rescission to cut $1 billion
Original: Pocket rescission of $1B
The Trump administration has submitted a pocket rescission of roughly $1 billion in previously approved federal spending, a rarely used budget tool that lets the executive branch propose cutting funds already appropriated by Congress if lawmakers do not act within 45 days. The maneuver is drawing criticism from Democrats and some legal scholars who question its legitimacy, as it sidesteps Congress's power of the purse. Supporters frame it as fiscal discipline.
Why now: A rarely used and legally contested budget maneuver is reigniting debate over executive power and congressional authority over spending.
Donald TrumpUS CongressWhite House Office of Management and Budget
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