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Budgetary Stewardship – VSG POTUS Team: “Recission Request” Forthcoming…
2018-05-08
[theconservativetreehouse]Senior administration officials are preparing to brief the media on a congressional “recission request” notification:
“Today, senior administration officials will hold a background briefing to preview the Presidents historic rescission request to Congress. The special message to Congress will be delivered Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The briefing will be conducted via conference call at 6:00PM EDT tonight. The information will be embargoed until 9:00PM EDT this evening.” (LINK)

In essence the administration is preparing to enter into a spending discussion with congress. The White House is actually trying to eliminate unnecessary federal spending. FULLSTOP. Yes, that’s what happens when a businessman, committed to financial stewardship, takes over as executive and reviews spending.

The basic point of “recission” is simple. The Omnibus spending bill contained too much unneeded spending on non-essential budgetary items. A Very Stable Genius President approved the Omnibus to gain the needed financing for the military.

With the military shored-up, the sketchy pork hidden inside the Omnibus needs to be addressed while deconstructing the deep state apparatus. So,…. the White House is talking with congress about NOT spending the appropriations.
Posted by:3dc

#4  He has a plan here. As the dems line up for reelection, Trump will plaster all over the media that incumbents pork and use it against them as being a bad steward of US tax dollars.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2018-05-08 17:28  

#3  Once Trump learned this was an option it became inevitable.
Posted by: Iblis   2018-05-08 11:09  

#2  Obviously he doesn't need these programmes. He has no need to buy votes.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-05-08 08:56  

#1  the recission in this case would be simply to revoke spending authority for funds not yet expended

a few tens of billions

it doesn't even come close to getting at the real problem of out of control entitlement programs
Posted by: lord garth   2018-05-08 08:52  

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