The One Big, Beautiful Bill – the OBBB – was only one step in what looks to be a long slog towards (we hope) setting the federal government’s fiscal house in order. The next step are the rescissions packages, which are the actions needed to claw back federal spending that has already been appropriated. As Congress giveth, Congress must taketh away, and that’s what these packages do. Trouble is, there’s a deadline, and the current $9.4 billion bill may meet some complications in the Senate.
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A group of House conservatives is warning the Senate to leave President Donald Trump’s rescissions package intact as the deadline to consider the spending cuts looms large.
Republicans have until the end of Friday to deal with the bill, the legislative version of the White House’s request to claw back roughly $9.4 billion in funds already allocated by Congress.
Senate Republicans have signaled the