特朗普政府宣布取消近10亿美元由国会批准的联邦预算支出，其中包括8.1亿美元的教育和卫生经费削减13。政府采用了罕见的"口袋否决"权力执行这一举措，涉及移民服务、难民服务、无人陪伴未成年人项目和多元化倡议等领域的资金1。政府给国会的审议期仅为5天，至财年末截止1。
这一决定在国会两党引发强烈反对。共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯指责称"这是对美国人民的抢劫"，并表示"这违反了国会的宪法权力"1。民主党参议员帕蒂·默里也指出"这些是国会两党支持的资金，不应被总统切断"1。美国政府问责办公室已明确表示"口袋否决"为非法1。
这并非特朗普政府首次采用这种争议权力。去年特朗普曾以相同方式冻结了49亿美元国会批准的外援1。
The Trump administration has moved to rescind nearly $1 billion in federal spending that Congress had already approved, employing a rarely used executive power known as a "pocket rescission."1 The canceled funds were earmarked for immigration services, nonprofit organizations, refugee services, and unaccompanied minors, with education and health programs accounting for $810 million of the total cuts.13 The administration provided lawmakers with only five days to review the action before the end of the fiscal year.1
The move has drawn swift bipartisan criticism from Congress members who argue it violates constitutional limits on presidential authority.1 Senator Susan Collins characterized the action as "a robbery of the American people" and stated it "violates the constitutional power of Congress."1 Senator Patty Murray asserted that "these are bipartisan funds supported by Congress and should not be cut off by the president."1 The Government Accountability Office has taken the position that pocket rescissions are unlawful.1 This marks a continuation of Trump's use of this controversial tactic; he previously froze $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid funding last year.1
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