Mr. President, the question before us is quite simple: Do we want stimulus checks to go to households with family incomes of $300,000 or do we want to target the assistance to struggling families who need the help and provide a boost for the economy? I urge my colleagues to support the Manchin-Collins amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
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This is an apparent attempt to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval.
I was disappointed more than surprised, because it clearly is an end-run around Congress.
I called Secretary [Kristi] Noem because I was very concerned about what I was hearing from constituents and seeing in news reports and ... it also struck me that the term that was being used, 'Catch of the Day,' was highly offensive.
Pocket rescissions are illegal, in my judgment, and contradict the will of Congress and the constitutional authority of Congress to appropriate funds.
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