The Buffalo Chronicle
Jeff Merkley
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Trump’s $810 million rescission request tests Congress’s budget powers as the 45-day clock runs past Election Day
The White House says its $810 million September rescission package would cut unnecessary and wasteful spending. GAO calls the timing unlawful, and House Budget Democrats want to ban the tactic. The review…
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Senate Budget chair Ron Johnson’s defense blueprint heads into the lame duck as the deficit nears $2 trillion
Sen. Ron Johnson’s fiscal 2027 budget resolution, which would make room for $60 billion more for the military through reconciliation, has stalled since August. It returns after the election as Treasury reports…
