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Duncan told @SenAlexPadilla that OMB apportioned the "25-26" Community Development Financial Institutions Funds-- which is half true. FY25 is released, but OMB's impoundment of FY26 funds is right here openomb.org/file/11524287.
Confirmation hearing: Hal Duncan, nominee to be Deputy White House Budget Director testifies at @SenateBudget @BudgetGOP – LIVE on C-SPAN c-span.org/event/senate-comm…
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Duncan claimed the CDFI funds were under "programmatic review" -- which is the same excuse OMB Director Vought has given Members in the past. But programmatic review isn't a lawful reason to delay $ under the Impoundment Control Act so what legal authority OMB claiming for delay?
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If anyone wants to know when the global health $ @SenTimKaine asked Duncan about is released, you can subscribe to email updates for new OMB apportionments releasing $ at OpenOMB.org openomb.org/agency/departmen…
Confirmation hearing: Hal Duncan, nominee to be Deputy White House Budget Director testifies at @SenateBudget @BudgetGOP – LIVE on C-SPAN c-span.org/event/senate-comm…
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In response to @SenJeffMerkley's question about whether he committed to respect Congress's constitutional power of the purse, Duncan reiterated president Trump's claim to an 'impoundment power' -- here's an report that lays out why that 'power' is a Myth protectdemocracy.org/work/th…
Confirmation hearing: Hal Duncan, nominee to be Deputy White House Budget Director testifies at @SenateBudget @BudgetGOP – LIVE on C-SPAN c-span.org/event/senate-comm…
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When @PattyMurray asked Duncan whether OMB would try another pocket rescission he claimed the Ford Admin did pocket rescissions too -- but failed to come clean that Congress responded by rejecting the cuts and forcing Ford to spend the $ lawfaremedia.org/article/pas…
Confirmation hearing: Hal Duncan, nominee to be Deputy White House Budget Director testifies at @SenateBudget @BudgetGOP – LIVE on C-SPAN c-span.org/event/senate-comm…
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Reminder that the Senate can make reconciliation amendments available to the public in real time but chooses not to.
Public access to amendment text next day in the Cong. Record is not enough. A vote-a-rama where the fight over amendments is over by then makes that clear.
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Seems like a good time to remind folks @NatlParkService that they cannot use federal funds for propaganda - including self aggrandizing communications like this- and breaking the law may carry personal liability for responsible officials protectdemocracy.org/wp-cont…
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OMB has taken five separate cuts at the CDFI program. Last week, they walked back one. Four remain — and at least one may expose OMB officials to personal legal liability. Recently I explained the five cuts and how they happened
ifyoucankeepit.org/p/this-is… 🧵
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Last week Rep. Edwards asked this pretty straightforward question about when OMB is going to unfreeze the Capital Magnet Fund, which gets money from fees outside the appropriations process. youtube.com/live/Ub4UiZ_xbZQ…
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Instead of coming clean about freezing CMF, Vought responded by saying OMB has released the ‘25-’26 CDFI funds – the discretionary $ OMB apportioned last week – w/o addressing the Rep’s Q about when OMB is going to release CMF $ for affordable housing. youtube.com/live/Ub4UiZ_xbZQ…
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cerin retweeted
Mar 10
Whatever else you think of this, it's only "up to the parliamentarian" because a majority of Senators have decided they'll defer to parliamentarian's advice in all cases. There are good practical reasons for that, but interpreting Byrd is ultimately Senate's job, not the parl's.
Kennedy on Save Act: What I have advocated for for some time is to do it through reconciliation. And when I raised that issue, he said, “Well, it’ll never survive a birdbath under the Budget Control Act.”
And look, I’ve been around here ten years. I’ve seen things survive a birdbath that I didn’t think had a chance. And I have seen things not survive a birdbath that I thought were slam dunks.
It’s all up to the parliamentarian and her team. And the way you get something through a birdbath is to do your homework, do your research, look for precedents, and make your case that it impacts spending.
So we have some very, very clever wordsmiths on our side of the aisle — on both sides of the aisle. And I’m not prepared to concede that it won’t survive a birdbath.
To me, it’s the short way home, and it’s what we ought to be working on right now — try that. It’ll certainly be quicker if we could get it done.
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cerin retweeted
Jan 25
Such good shoe-leather reporting Kyle.
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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