On the recordSeptember 3, 2025
You have a solid number of appropriators who are very concerned about the direction that the OMB director has taken with this pocket rescission.
You have a solid number of appropriators who are very concerned about the direction that the OMB director has taken with this pocket rescission.
Murkowski voices concerns about the OMB's actions regarding funding.
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