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The budget was signed on March 23rd, so a 45-day deadline for action under the rescission statute would be about May 8th.

Rather than just talking about shutting down the budget process in September to get action, budget items from the bloated "Paul Ryan Omnibus Act" could be de-funded with a mere majority vote, so long as action occurs within the next 10 days.

1 posted on 04/29/2018 8:56:12 AM PDT by research99
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I’m not holding my breath. Too many good old boy republicans who don’t want to ruin chances to cut deals with democrats in the future.


2 posted on 04/29/2018 9:05:02 AM PDT by Sparticus (Primary the Tuesday group!)
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Name the last time it happened.


4 posted on 04/29/2018 9:49:44 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Hmmm.)
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Good idea except Mitch the Bitch McConnell would drag more than his knuckles to delay delay delay opps too late crap.


6 posted on 04/29/2018 10:00:14 AM PDT by cashless (Obama told us he would side with Muslims if the political winds shifted in an ugly direction.)
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The 45 day deadline is after ...

(a) Transmittal of special message

Whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including the termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), or whenever all or part of budget authority provided for only one fiscal year is to be reserved from obligation for such fiscal year, the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message specifying ...

I don't know what, if any "special message pursuant to the Impoundment Act" has been transmitted from President Trump to both Houses of Congress.

8 posted on 04/29/2018 10:50:35 AM PDT by Cboldt
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