Rescissions package could tie lawmakers' hands on funding bills

[turbinetree]

Source: The Hill

The Trump administration’s push for Congress to rescind $15.4 billion in spending could have unintended consequences, potentially making it harder for lawmakers to find funding for legislation later this year.

Many of the funds the administration wants to ax are unobligated, meaning they are leftover from programs that no longer exist or have not been reauthorized.

Traditionally, lawmakers have turned to the unobligated funds when they need extra cash for legislation, either because they have already hit the maximum amount allowed by budget caps or because they don’t want to add to the deficit.

If Congress passes the rescissions package, which is far from certain, it could make it more difficult to pass other kinds of spending legislation throughout the year.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/386988-rescissions-package-could-tie-lawmakers-hands-on-funding-bills

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And just think after these asshole republicans come back from a 6 week vacation come this September and October when they have to fund things like I don't know safety net programs for the elderly....................they already threw-out the baby before the bathwater................and the economy is going to crash.....................amazing..................I really do dislike republicans




November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[OhNo-Really]

1. Do you mean Medicaid? Social Security not affected, it's a Trust Fund, not budget right?

[turbinetree]

2. They are going to look for off-sets, this gives them the means to look at everything

and they will not look at the defense, every funding program for the "fiscal " year comes under review this means that if you are on disability social security funding, you can be in trouble of what this rescission BS they are looking at

And they are coming back to attack children again..................these pro-life jerks that want to hurt children-----------amazing

This article below is from 2015, but it shows how we are exposed to cuts with offsets if you are disabled for example

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-reasons-a-disability-benefit-offset-could-backfire


And below is what the orange hair megalomaniac wanted to do.................


https://ascenddisability.com/reverse-offsets-disability-compensation-issues/

[OhNo-Really]

3. So the disabled are at risk as well as children. It's as if they want pitchforks

or, if there is no penalty for harmful behavior towards disadvantaged children and the disabled....what have they to lose?

The elections? How can honest people win these days? It's a billionaires horse race.

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4. "Unintended" by whom ? Perhaps "unadvertised" is more accurate. nt