White House rescinds federal aid freeze
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Re: White House rescinds federal aid freeze
#2NASA Watch has a copy of the "resume work" order.
https://nasawatch.com/transition/omb-memo-about-payment-free...
The State Department has issued the following guidance
https://www.state.gov/emergency-humanitarian-waiver-to-forei...
However, someone in charge is interpreting programs like PEPFAR as not "life saving" so all data systems needed by medical personnel and researchers are still down.
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#4Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested alternative plans for savings:
https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/01/28/warren-to-mu...
“My recommendations would reduce spending on wasteful programs and contracts, would cut out unfair loopholes and giveaways to the wealthiest Americans, would make the government more efficient and effective.”
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#5That was only a matter of time. Congressionally directed spending is supreme under Article I of the Constitution.
Re: White House rescinds federal aid freeze
#6Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested alternative plans for savings: https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/01/28/warren-to-mu... “My recommendations would reduce spending on wasteful programs and contracts, would cut out unfair loopholes and giveaways to the wealthiest Americans, would make the government more efficient and effective.”
It would be remarkable if DOGE was bipartisan but IIRC the last time a bipartisan committee came together to cut federal spending, they were not able to agree and it triggered automatic cuts.
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#7That was only a matter of time. Congressionally directed spending is supreme under Article I of the Constitution.
Hindsight is 20/20 ... foresight, not so much. The president did try to go against the constitution ... again.
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#8There are ways to cut wasteful spending without, y'know, creating a panic.
Re: White House rescinds federal aid freeze
#9That was only a matter of time. Congressionally directed spending is supreme under Article I of the Constitution.
Hindsight is 20/20 ... foresight, not so much. The president did try to go against the constitution ... again.
Actually, I think it was Musk. If you consider the Issacson biography in which Musk (basically) said to remove enough of something until it breaks, and you have to add something back. What I call the move fast and break things mentality is a very, very bad idea for government, but it seems to be what they are doing. Pause everything, and see what is really needed; Get rid of as many employees as possible, see what stops working, then bring people back in.
It's Musk with Trump's authority.
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#10There are ways to cut wasteful spending without, y'know, creating a panic.
How sure are you that there is in fact a ton of waste? All the sources for that position have a clear bias, and offer essentially no real evidence (at best a few anecdotes).