Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
The White House said the cuts target immigrant services and diversity programs, with $567 million coming from Health and Human Services.
- On Friday, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins accused the Trump administration's budget office of taking "illegal actions" by moving to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved funding without advance notice.
- Collins argued that OMB deliberately sat on the money for months—an unreported impoundment itself—before submitting the package with five days left in the fiscal year.
- The package spans 11 rescissions across Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice departments, with $567 million targeting refugee assistance programs.
- Collins labeled the move "illegal" and "the most recent attempt" to undermine Congress' Constitutional power of the purse, though the Supreme Court allowed a similar $4.9 billion tactic last year.
- This maneuver continues a long-standing power struggle between the Trump administration and Congress over control of federal spending, with litigation ongoing from previous pocket rescission attempts.
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White House Rescinds Over $800 Million in Government Funds Using a Pocket Rescission Manoeuvre
The Trump administration has invoked a disputed 'pocket rescission' to withhold $810 million in Congress-approved funding, prompting criticism from lawmakers and the Government Accountability Office.
President Trump is again trying to yank back money Congress already signed off on, and this time the target tops $800 million. In a Friday evening notice, the White House said it's using the Impoundment Control Act to pursue a "pocket rescission" affecting funds at multiple agencies, including Health and...
Trump seeks to withhold $800 million in Congress-approved funds | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> U.S. President Donald Trump sought on Friday to unilaterally withhold more than $800 million in spending on immigration, race and education that Congress has approved.
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