House Republicans’ proposal to cut nearly half of the Government Accountability Office’s budget could result in Congress missing out on billions of dollars of savings, Democrats argued on Monday.
The cut is part of the GOP’s fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, which the subcommittee reported favorably on a party-line, 6-4 vote. It now heads to the full committee for a markup on Thursday.
The targeting of GAO, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog that provides auditing and investigative services, is political retribution for an agency that has found President Donald Trump illegally barred the release of appropriated funds, according to Democrats.
