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Trump uses contested power to cut nearly $1B US in Congress-approved spending
U.S. president's 'pocket rescission' move slammed as illegal; most cuts focused on services for immigrants
U.S. President Donald Trump is cancelling nearly $1 billion US in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.
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Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) described the funding cut as focused on "the most harmful government spending."
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Most of the cuts are focused on services for immigrants, including non-profits that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused of being in the country illegally.
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that → focus → country
The administration says the funds are no longer necessary because illegal border crossings have diminished considerably.
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A White House news release announcing the funding cuts notes some of the organizations are led by people who worked in the administration of former president Barack Obama, a Democrat.
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Trump's move was condemned by Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican in a tough re-election campaign and chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
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Collins said in a statement that the action came without warning or consultation.
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She also said she would work to address with colleagues "these illegal actions."
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It is a usurpation of Congress's appropriations powers," Collins said.
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It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.
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'Pocket rescission' manoeuvre
Typically, Congress can review the president's proposed spending cuts before they take effect.
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But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year.
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The Government Accountability Office — the independent, non-partisan watchdog agency that works for Congress — says the manoeuvre, known as a "pocket rescission," is illegal.
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Collins called it the latest attempt by OMB to "undermine Congress's constitutional power of the purse."
A year ago, Trump issued a pocket rescission for the first time in 50 years by blocking $4.9 billion US in congressionally approved foreign aid.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to block those rescissions, saying Trump's authority over foreign affairs weighed heavily in its decision.
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This year, Trump is targeting domestic spending.
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The use of a pocket rescission fits a broader pattern by the Trump administration to exact greater control over the U.S. government, eroding the power of Congress.
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The administration has also fired federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power.
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