Agencies told to plan Trump's next budget in another sign of election defiance
Source: Press Herald/WP
WASHINGTON The White House budget office has instructed federal agencies to continue preparing the administrations budget proposal for the next fiscal year, according to multiple administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share details of private conversations.
The White House budget proposal is typically issued in February, which would be at least two weeks after President Trump is scheduled to depart the White House. He lost the Nov. 3 election to Joe Biden and Biden is set to be sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021, though Trump has refused to accept the results.
The decision to proceed with Trumps budget for the 2022 fiscal year has rankled and surprised several career staffers given Bidens victory in the presidential election, as well as the fact that the incoming Biden administration is expected to submit its budget plan to Congress early next year.
The insistence on budget planning, even though Trump wont be in office to offer a budget in February, is part of a recent pattern of behavior from White House officials and senior political appointees that have shown a rejection of the election results.
Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/11/10/white-house-tells-federal-agencies-to-adhere-to-plans-for-trumps-february-budget-in-latest-sign-of-election-defiance/
still_one
(92,190 posts)mpcamb
(2,870 posts)Put cabinet members in front of a committee.
Make 'acting' heads of agencies embarrass themselves in front of committees.
Subpoena others. Make 'em sit and answer questions on the record.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)jerking Trump off at our expense.
Captain Zero
(6,805 posts)nt
onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)kurtcagle
(1,603 posts)Career civil servants don't like getting caught up in politics, and by and large dislike Trump anyway.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Apparently the circle jerk has been re-scheduled to Thursday.
nykym
(3,063 posts)see the light of day in the house.
Qutzupalotl
(14,311 posts)to keep donations to retire his campaign debt coming from low info voters. Kabuki theater.
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,611 posts)Continuing budget resolution expires Dec. 11 - Pelosi can shut it all down if they continue this nonsense.
BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)"MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU DEEP STATE LIBS WHO WILL NOW BE WITHOUT A PAYCHECK!!!11!1!!"
(and Turtle will go right along with it)
Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)pet turtle".
BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)I wish to hell that these people would fucking stop being "rankled and surprised". He has been extremely consistent for the past 4 years at NOT following any previous traditions and conventions. They keep wishing and hoping and cajoling but it will NEVER happen.
They need to prepare plans for the fact that he won't follow protocol.
Habibi
(3,598 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)And I expect that since this wouldn't be due until February, they will slow-walk it and the clueless appointees will make up their own numbers.
If anything, all budgets are DOA when they hit Congress but they are used as tools by the various committees to determine what the priorities seem to be, and those will be calibrated and adjusted by Congress.
Habibi
(3,598 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)marie999
(3,334 posts)There isn't any reason for them not to start working on the budget. I'm sure it takes a couple of months for the different agencies to complete their budgets.