On the recordApril 9, 2024
This budget request would result in a real decrease in funding available for the Air Force and Space Force.
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congress.govThis budget request would result in a real decrease in funding available for the Air Force and Space Force.
Collins warns that the proposed budget will reduce funding for military services.
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It is leading to scientists leaving the United States for opportunities in other countries. It’s causing clinical trials to be halted and promising medical research to be abandoned.
This is an apparent attempt to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval.
Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.
Under the US Constitution, Congress has the power of the purse, and the Government Accountability Office has concluded that this type of rescission is unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act.