Congressional Republicans are learning that Trump's raised middle finger APPLIES TO THEM TOO.
Trump's budget chief has a scheme to simply declare certain funding passed by Congress as canceled — but some Senate Republicans are pushing back, decrying this plan as illegal and a violation of the separation of powers, Politico reported Friday.
Specifically, Office of Management and Budget chief Russ Vought, the architect of the Project 2025 agenda, calls this plan a "pocket rescission."
"To hear Vought tell it, a 'pocket rescission' is a legitimate tool at the executive branch’s disposal. In such a scenario, President Donald Trump would issue a formal request to claw back funding, similar to the $9.4 billion package he sent lawmakers this month to cancel congressionally approved funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid," said the report. "But in this case, the memo would land on Capitol Hill less than 45 days before the new fiscal year is set to begin Oct. 1. By withholding the cash for that full timeframe — regardless of action by Congress — the White House would treat the funding as expired when the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30."
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“Pocket rescissions are illegal, in my judgment, and contradict the will of Congress and the constitutional authority of Congress to appropriate funds,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
https://www.rawstory.com/russ-vought-2672407414/
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