{"id":17017,"date":"2025-03-29T19:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=17017"},"modified":"2025-03-29T19:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:29:34","slug":"senior-republican-joins-dems-in-raising-alarm-over-white-houses-flouting-of-funding-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=17017","title":{"rendered":"Senior Republican joins Dems in raising alarm over White House\u2019s flouting of funding bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;The senators made clear that spending bills approved by Congress and signed into law by the president must be regarded as law, not an optional recommendation to the executive branch: \u201cJust as the President does not have a line-item veto, he does not have the ability to pick and choose which emergency spending to designate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They said they are \u201cconcerned\u201d about \u201csudden changes to OMB\u2019s interpretation of long-standing statutory provisions,\u201d adding it could be \u201cdisruptive to the appropriations process and make it more difficult for the Appropriations Committee to work in a collaborative fashion with the Administration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also scolded Vought for not bringing this issue to them directly: \u201cCollaboration will become even more challenging when the Committee is first informed of such developments through the press, rather than notified through official channels, as was the case here.\u201d&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/03\/27\/congress\/senate-appropriators-raise-alarm-over-trump-administration-not-adhering-to-stopgap-spending-bill-00254259\">https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/03\/27\/congress\/senate-appropriators-raise-alarm-over-trump-administration-not-adhering-to-stopgap-spending-bill-00254259<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The senators made clear that spending bills 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