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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

White House Rescinds Over $800 Million in Government Funds Using a Pocket Rescission Manoeuvre

The Trump White House has moved to rescind $810m in congressionally approved spending via a disputed pocket rescission, prompting sharp criticism from Senator Susan Collins and fresh legal questions (Credit: Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The White House has moved to rescind $810 million (£611.3 million) in spending approved by Congress, using a disputed 'pocket rescission' just days before the fiscal year ends.

President Donald Trump's administration invoked the Impoundment Control Act on Friday evening to withhold the money, targeting programmes across health, education, housing and justice that it says do not serve American taxpayers.

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