"Budgeting by Stealth: Trump Administration Seeks to Block $2 Billion in Education Funding In a move that has raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill, the Trump administration is employing a little-known federal budget procedure to withhold over $2 billion in education funding that Congress explicitly approved just months ago. The decision, which has sparked outrage among lawmakers, appears to be a deliberate attempt to circumvent the legislative process and undermine the will of Congress. The funding in question was allocated as part of a bipartisan spending bill signed into law in February, but the administration is now using a routine budget procedure to effectively veto the appropriation. As the controversy unfolds, lawmakers are left wondering whether the administration's actions are a genuine attempt to prioritize fiscal responsibility or a calculated move to assert executive authority."
The Trump administration is using an obscure and typically routine federal budget procedure to withhold more than $2 billion for education that Congress approved in February. Lawmakers belatedly ...
