"Budget Brawl: Trump Administration Holds Up $2 Billion in Education Funding In a move that has left lawmakers scrambling, the Trump administration is using a little-known federal budget procedure to withhold over $2 billion in education funding that was overwhelmingly approved by Congress in February. The hold-up has raised concerns among education advocates, who argue that the delay is a blatant attempt to undermine the bipartisan spending bill. The administration's use of the obscure procedure, known as a "rescission," has sparked accusations of fiscal manipulation and a disregard for the will of Congress. As the situation continues to unfold, it remains to be seen whether the administration will ultimately release the funds or continue to hold them back, leaving millions of students and educators in limbo."
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 ...
