Lawmakers are furious with the president that of Donald Trump latest challenge to Congress’ funding power and is already plotting to stop it in the future — a move that would force Republicans to oppose their own party’s standard-bearer.
Asset declared Friday that it unilaterally rejected a total of $810 million spread across several funds passed by Congress for specific programs. This is the second time in two years that he has used the “pocket termination” tactic to automatically claw back federal funds.
It’s now too late for lawmakers to stop that money from expiring when the fiscal year ends Wednesday night: The House adjourned until after the midterms, and Congress gave up a key lever by authorizing short-term funding a few weeks ago to keep government operations afloat until mid-December.
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