Democrats cry foul as GOP eyes move to cancel spending

[riversedge]

Source: The Hill




By Mike Lillis - 04/05/18 01:18 PM EDT

Democrats are lashing out at the notion that President Trump and GOP leaders may seek to eliminate some of the funding increases in the enormous 2018 spending package adopted less than two weeks ago.

Republicans have come under fire in their districts during the spring recess after supporting the $1.3 trillion omnibus bill, which provides a huge bump in both defense and domestic spending, adding hundreds of billions of dollars to federal deficits..........................


Democrats, who supported the omnibus only after receiving funds for their domestic priorities, said any GOP effort to make after-the-fact changes would be a major betrayal.

“It would completely poison the well to the idea that there can be responsible bipartisan compromise,” said Matthew Dennis, a spokesman for Rep. Nita Lowey (N.Y.), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. .................


“It’s a bill that was signed into law with Democratic and Republican votes and with the signature of the president. And they apparently didn’t like the way it played in the media afterwards, so now they’re going to try to call for a do-over,” he said.


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Trump and McCarthy are reportedly in talks to appease those critics by leaning on a part of a 1974 law, the Congressional Budget and Impound Control Act, which allows the administration to propose a revocation of certain funds. Congress would then have 45 days to either consider the proposed rescissions or ignore them. The Associated Press first reported the story Tuesday.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/381807-democrats-cry-foul-as-gop-eyes-move-to-cancel-spending

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Never trust a Republican. NEVER

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Of course you cant trust them, they HATE the citizens and want to take everything from them

AGain, I am tired of being this angry and NOBODY doing anything

[Iliyah]

2. Please end this nightmare.

[progree]

3. Uhh, what about the $1.5+ Trillion in tax cuts adding to the deficit?

Why doesn't that come under fire in their districts since that's adding $1.5 Trillion+ to the deficit?

Republicans have come under fire in their districts during the spring recess after supporting the $1.3 trillion omnibus bill, which provides a huge bump in both defense and domestic spending, adding hundreds of billions of dollars to federal deficits

[Beartracks]

4. WHAAAT? Trump reneging on a deal??!

Done it his whole life. No surprise he does it now.

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