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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
The only good news as far as I'm concerned is if they shit canned the whole damn thing. Maybe then do a clean bill that actually gives relief to those who need it and deserve it.

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The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) was enacted to tighten congressional control over presidential impoundments and establish a procedure under which Congress could consider the merits of rescissions proposed by the President. Under the ICA the President may propose a rescission when he wishes to withhold funds from obligation permanently or submit a deferral when the withholding of funds is temporary. Funds proposed for rescission may be withheld from obligation for 45 days of continuous congressional session. If Congress does not approve the rescission during this period, the President must release the funds on the 46th day. The ICA also provides a special discharge procedure permitting 20 percent of the members of either house to force a floor vote on any presidential rescission proposal.

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Originally posted by Ackks:
Rudy has been doing something. They have been showing huge things that should have changed the outcome. Even video of them pulling out suitcases of ballots didn't matter.

The problem is all the doors are locked and RINOs are holding the keys. There isn't much else they can do at this point other than keep trying. It probably won't matter, but don't let the media gaslight you into thinking they haven't been showing irrefutable evidence of fraud.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Well, I'm one of the fortunate ones who doesn't need the money. I am, however, vigorously against the unrelated pork that was put into the bill.

flashguy

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Originally posted by HuskySig:
I hope I’m wrong, but this seems like surrender to me.

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Originally posted by Dakor:

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Originally posted by HuskySig:
I hope I’m wrong, but this seems like surrender to me.

To me as well. I’m shocked he signed the bill and combined with the recent pardons, it seems like our President is throwing in the towel. I sincerely hope I’m wrong but perhaps the man has had enough of the backstabbers that make up the very deep swamp.

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Originally posted by Deqlyn:

As I am understanding it the signing requires line by line for congress to go thru it.

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Which would you like?

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
I wanted him to veto the fucking thing, that's what I would've liked.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by Deqlyn:

As I am understanding it the signing requires line by line for congress to go thru it.

How does that work? The bill is already signed. Why would Congress bother doing that now?

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Which would you like?

I wanted him to veto the fucking thing, that's what I would've liked.

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Rescissions
Put simply, if the President wants to spend less money than Congress provided for a particular purpose, he or she must first secure a law providing Congressional approval to rescind the funding in question. The ICA requires that the President send a special message to Congress identifying the amount of the proposed rescission; the reasons for it; and the budgetary, economic, and programmatic effects of the rescission. Upon transmission of such special message, the President may withhold certain funding in the affected accounts for up to 45 legislative session days. If a law approving the rescission is not enacted within the 45 days, any withheld funds must be made available for obligation.

A 2018 Government Accountability Office legal opinion holds that if the President proposes a rescission, he or she must make the affected funds available to be prudently obligated before the funds expire, even if the 45-day clock is still running. This means, for example, that the President cannot strategically time a rescission request for late in the fiscal year and withhold the funding until it expires, thus achieving a rescission without Congressional approval.