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Since #Congress ultimately decides & approves #spending levels, it is significant that Senator #SusanCollins, #Republican of Maine & the chair of the #Appropriations Cmte says she has “serious objections” to #Trump’s proposed #defense spending levels & cuts to programs like the #LowIncome Home #Energy Assistance Program & those that support #biomedical #research.

“Ultimately, it is Congress that holds the #power of the purse,” Collins said.

#law #funding #budget #USpol

…#Trump & #DOGE have aggressively flouted #Congress’s power with potentially [definitely] #illegal freezes on spending, & many of the moves have ended up in #court, where judges have at least temporarily reversed some actions. 
Trump has frozen or canceled at least $430 billion in funds since taking office, according to an estimate compiled by the top #Democrats on the #House & #Senate #appropriations committees.

#law #Autocracy #Dictatorship #kleptocracy #USpol

https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/doge_goa_probe

Musk’s DOGE probed by top watchdog after poking around Uncle Sam's systems

#doge #elonmusk #nazi #elon #fascist #musk #kakistocracy #us #coup #usa #junta #tech #technology #GAO #usgov #nasdaq #TSLA #tesla #swasticar #usaid #economy #finance #ai #xai #oversight #gov #usgov #uspol #politics #techbros #oligarchy #fascism #treasury #audits #comptroller #NHTSA #SSA #IRS #administration #NLRB #labor #Dodaro #senate #appropriations #OPM #Heinrich #agencies

Rep. Tom Cole Says DOGE Is ‘Pretty Responsive’ to His Concerns https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/03/25/rep-tom-cole-says-doge-is-pretty-responsive-to-his-concerns/ #Appropriations #Government #TomCole #DOGE

In a social media post, Sen #PattyMurray, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of #education & #appropriations #law."

The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of #SpecialEducation & Rehabilitative Services, &, as w/the federal #StudentLoan portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of #children w/ #disabilities could be moved legally w/o a vote of #Congress.

#kakistocracy #USpol #Trump #RFKJr #Musk #DOGE #regulation #kleptocracy #corruption

…Peters’ departure would deliver another blow to #Michigan’s clout in Washington. He’s the delegation’s most senior #Democrat & has secured seats on some of the #Senate’s most influential cmtes, including #Appropriations, #ArmedServices & the powerful Senate #Commerce, #Science & #Transportation Cmte that’s important to Michigan’s #AutoIndustry.

#USpol #MIpol

Serj Tankian (System of a Down) unveils “Appropriations” video:

#SerjTankian #SystemOfADown #Appropriations #NewVideo #SeptemberReleases

https://metalinsider.net/video/serj-tankian-system-of-a-down-unveils-appropriations-video

“No” votes on Wednesday

Only Republicans voted against the resolution for #FEMA #appropriations (which must originate in the House of Representatives).

In these #Helene-affected states,
💥29 Republicans refused to fund FEMA (or any other part of the government).💥

🆘These Republican U.S. Representatives in Helene-affected states voted no on the bill to keep the lights on.
🔸Florida
Bean (FL-04), Bilrackis (FL-12), Cammack (FL-03), Donalds (FL-01), Gaetz (FL-11), Lee (FL-15), Luna (FL-13), Mills (FL-07), Posey (FL-08), Waltz (FL-06), Webster (FL-11)
🔸Georgia
Clyde (GA-0-9), Collins (GA-10), Greene (GA-14), McCormick (GA-6)
🔸North Carolina
Bishop (NC-08)
🔸South Carolina
Duncan (SC-03), Fry (SC-07), Mace (SC-01), Norman (SC-05), Timmons (SC-04)
🔸Tennessee
Burchett (TN-02), Rose (TN-06)
🔸Virginia
Good (VA-05), Griffith (VA-09)
🔸West Virginia
Mooney (WV-02)
🆘These Republican Senators in Helene-affected states voted no on the bill to keep the lights on.
• Budd (NC)
• Hagerty (TN)
• Scott (SC)

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) did not vote.

➡️Regarding FEMA’s Hurricane Helene relief efforts, they don’t get to take credit; they don’t get to complain.❗️

https://themoderatevoice.com/republicans-in-fl-ga-nc-sc-and-tn-voted-against-funding-fema-last-month/

FACT SHEET: Trump’s #Project2025 Shaped House Republicans’ Funding Bills. #Appropriations Cmte Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro sent letter outlining how House #Republicans’ fiscal yr 2025 funding bills are clear signal of where Republicans seek to take this country. With this letter DeLauro released new fact sheet detailing how Republicans r already carrying out Trump’s Project 2025 in House of Representatives. #HeritageFoundation #MAGA #GOP #Trump #fascism #congress #budget https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-trumps-project-2025-shaped-house-republicans-funding-bills

A quotation from Rogers, Will:

«
The budget is a mythical bean bag. Congress votes mythical beans into it, and then tries to reach in and pull real beans out.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/3309/

#quote #quotes #quotation #appropriations #budget #congress #debt #government #spending #taxation

"The F-35 fighter jet program will cost #taxpayers more than $2 trillion over its lifetime... [But] all three versions of the F-35 continue to fall far short of their target 'mission capable rates'... In 2023, the average F-35A was only in flying shape about 52% of the time."

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/f35-cost/

#military #budget #appropriations #Congress #biden #GAO #militaryfunding #pentagon

To prevent a federal shutdown, President Biden signed a $1.2 trillion government spending agreement, ending a mad dash by Congress to complete the last round of appropriations bills.

#GovernmentFunding #Biden #ShutdownAverted #LegislativeEfforts #USPolitics #Appropriations

Murkowski Announces Big Wins for Alaska in Six-Bill Appropriations Package
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Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced big wins for Alaska within H.R. 4366, the...
https://alaska-native-news.com/murkowski-announces-big-wins-for-alaska-in-six-bill-appropriations-package/72921/
#alaska #murkowski #appropriations #interior #wins

This Day in Alaskan History-March 8th, 1916
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https://alaska-native-news.com/march-8th-1916/47963/
#1916 #8 #Alaska #appropriations #congress #federal #highways #history #march #roads #richardson

Republicans, creating, a crisis, not doing their job!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
“In a day that was chock full of political stories in which #Republicans were launching attacks on #Democrats, Senator Brian #Schatz (D-HI) made a key point. “We have not passed an #EmergencySupplemental, a #FarmBill, or regular #Appropriations,” he said“