White House: There will be more spending cuts requests

The Trump administration announced Monday night that the spending cuts the president will send to Congress on Tuesday will be followed by additional rounds in the future — including a rescission package targeting the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill Congress passed in March.

First, President Trump will send over a request for $15 billion in cuts to unallocated funds that had previously been appropriated. But senior administration officials told reporters on a Monday evening conference call that they wanted to reacquaint lawmakers with presidential rescission requests as “a very important tool” for cutting spending after it went unused under the previous two administrations.