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Nonilex

It was a rare instance of bipartisan pushback from members of both the #House & #Senate against the WH for its actions as the #Trump admin is mounting an aggressive challenge to the #LegislativeBranch’s #spending prerogatives.
Cole’s signature was particularly significant since he had not joined in a previous bipartisan congressional letter taking Trump’s #budget office to task on spending. In a brief interview on Mon, he said he believed the website should be restored, a view shared by Collins.

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The top 2 #Republicans & #Democrats on the congressional #appropriations cmtes are quietly protesting the #Trump WH’s decision to take down a special website tracking federal #spending, escalating a battle between #Congress & Trump over spending powers.

In a previously undisclosed letter sent last month to #RussVought, the director of #OMB, the lawmakers questioned the rationale for shutting down the website, which they & advocacy groups said was a violation of the #law.
nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/poli

Lawmakers questioned the rationale for shutting down the website in a letter to Russell T. Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The New York Times · Bipartisan House and Senate Leaders Urge White House to Restore Spending WebsiteBy Carl Hulse
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Nonilex

Since #Congress ultimately decides & approves #spending levels, it is significant that Senator #SusanCollins, #Republican of Maine & the chair of the #Appropriations Cmte says she has “serious objections” to #Trump’s proposed #defense spending levels & cuts to programs like the #LowIncome Home #Energy Assistance Program & those that support #biomedical #research.

“Ultimately, it is Congress that holds the #power of the purse,” Collins said.

#law#funding#budget
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Nonilex

#Trump is set to propose $163 billion in cuts to non-defense #DiscretionarySpending for the 2026 fiscal year in what's known as a "skinny budget" Friday.

The cuts are for spending #Congress authorizes each year—which does not include spending on safety nets like #Medicare, #Medicaid & #SocialSecurity.

The cuts…represent a 22.6% cut in projected #spending for the current fiscal year [as if costs weren’t going up]. They were confirmed by the White House #OMB….

#USpol
npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-53843

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“A re-elected #Albanese government says it would find a further $6.4bn in savings by continuing to #slash the federal government’s use of #consultants and #LabourHire firms and ensuring #PublicServants do more core #work themselves.

The savings were announced as part of #Labor’s #policy #costings by the treasurer, #JimChalmers, who also downplayed a warning from global rating agency S&P that big #spending election commitments could put Australia’s treasured #AAADebt rating at risk.”

Public servants VS Consultants.

#AusPol / #ALP / #elections <theguardian.com/australia-news>

The Guardian · Labor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultantsBy Henry Belot
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