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Power of the purse challenged

CQ Budget, Episode No. 407

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, accused the Trump administration of an  "illegal" move to cancel funding.
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, accused the Trump administration of an "illegal" move to cancel funding. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

The Trump administration announced plans to cancel $810 million, mostly for health and education programs, that Congress has appropriated, in a so-called pocket rescission. CQ Roll Call’s Paul M. Krawzak and Aris Folley join host David Lerman to discuss the funding at stake, the programs affected and the likely court battle to come over whether the move is legal.

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