Congress has never been one to find a lot of meaning in deadlines, but the end of this week presents an important expiration date: President Trump’s rescissions package will lose its privileged status on Friday if the Senate doesn’t act to put his recommendations into law.
In May, Trump submitted the largest rescissions package in history to Congress. The House passed a slightly modified version of the proposal two weeks ago, amounting to nearly $15 billion in spending rescissions.
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