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CQ Budget: 'Pocket rescission' showdown

CQ Budget: 'Pocket rescission' showdown

Update: 2025-09-02
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Democrats are warning that Republicans risk a partial government shutdown next month if they don't resist President Donald Trump's plan to claw back $4.9 billion in foreign aid through a so-called pocket rescission. CQ Roll Call's Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman explain how the White House push to cancel funding without congressional approval could derail work on a bipartisan stopgap funding extension needed by month's end.

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CQ Budget: 'Pocket rescission' showdown

CQ Budget: 'Pocket rescission' showdown

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