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Eight Hundred Million and a Loophole
Read more . . . →Eight hundred and ten million dollars. That’s how much Congress voted to spend on refugee services, children’s programs, and domestic aid. The president decided he’d rather keep it. Not through a veto, not through any process involving another branch of government. He used something called a “pocket rescission,” which is a fancy way of saying he let the money expire in a drawer. The GAO already ruled it illegal. Lawmakers in both parties said the same thing. He did it anyway, because consequences are for people who can’t afford lawyers. Over $567 million of that was earmarked for the Office...
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