Government Executive: The Senate on Wednesday narrowly rejected President’s Trump push to rescind $15 billion in federal spending that Congress had previously allocated, ending the White House’s push for the first such package since the Clinton administration.
Two Republicans joined all Democrats present in rejecting the rescissions bill, which Trump had sent to lawmakers for expedited approval. The Senate had until Friday to pass the bill under special rules that allowed it to advance the measure with a simple majority.
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