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Evening Wrap: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
The Trump administration’s pocket rescission of about $810 million in congressionally approved spending — announced Friday and still pending as the federal fiscal year ends Wednesday, Sept. 30 — includes some $567 million aimed at Health and Human Services programs supporting refugees, asylees and other noncitizens, Fox News reported, citing the White House. The package also targets migrant-education grants, international education programs and other initiatives the administration argued do not benefit American citizens. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, called the maneuver unlawful under the Impoundment Control Act; OMB Director Russ Vought has argued the statute does not forbid rescinding funds near fiscal-year end.
- Fox NewsTrump revives rare budget maneuver to rescind $810M in congressionally approved funds