Just weeks after passing a federal spending bill, the White House and some congressional Republicans are trying to roll back part of the $1.3 trillion legislation, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The law boosts military spending this year by $80 billion and domestic programs by $63 billion. President Donald Trump signed the bill after threatening to veto it, saying he was upset by the level of domestic spending.
White House National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow said Sunday he is working on an “enhanced rescission package” with White House budget director Mick Mulvaney to cut back some of the spending approved in the legislation.
Under the plan, Trump would utilize a provision that allows him to send a proposal to rescind certain funds, which can freeze those amounts for a maximum of 45 days. If Congress takes no action, the funding would remain intact, but if any lawmaker introduces legislation eliminating some or all of the funding that the president has proposed to cancel, it would only need a majority vote in both chambers to pass.
An administration official told the Journal that the plan will be discussed soon and hopefully finalized by the beginning of next month.
It is unclear if there is enough Republican support in the Senate to approve of such cuts to the spending bill, which was hammered out after month of talks among the top four congressional leaders.
The impetus for the proposal appears to be that congressional Republicans home on spring recess are getting heavily criticized by conservatives for having approved the big spending bill, especially for domestic programs, New York Magazine reported.
House Appropriations Committee Democrats scoffed at the idea, with spokesman Matthew Dennis pointing out that “the omnibus was a responsible agreement enacted into law with bipartisan votes and the president’s signature. Calling for a do-over because you didn’t like the press coverage after the fact is the height of absurdity.”
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