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Here’s a breakdown of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 invoked by Trump
by Ethan Huff

(Natural News) In signing the $900 billion pork-laden “stimulus” bill that was presented to him by the political establishment, President Donald Trump invoked a little-known law called the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the implications of which have many people scratching their heads in confusion.

A public announcement from the president about his signing of the pork package revealed that he has decided to send it back to Congress with demands for “many rescissions,” such as the removal of the $25 million that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and others want to send to Pakistan for “gender” and “democracy” programs.

In his announcement, Trump explained how the Act provisions that:

“… 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to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for the fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message” describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission, citing 2. U.S.C. § 683.

Trump went on to explain that with his signing of the bill comes “a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed.” The president returned a “redlined version” of the bill back to Congress specifying “item by item” which funds, i.e. wasteful spending programs, need to be removed from it.

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https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-12-30-breakdown-trump-impoundment-control-act-1974.html

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