August 29, 2025

Warren on Trump’s Illegal Pocket Recissions Play

Washington, D.C. – Following news that Donald Trump plans to use the illegal “pocket recissions” tactic to claw back roughly $5 billion in congressionally-approved funding for foreign aid programs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement:

“After slashing health care for millions of Americans to finance tax handouts for billionaires, Donald Trump and Republicans are now trying to illegally rip away bipartisan funding approved by Congress. Today, the wannabe king is defunding support that prevents hunger and sickness worldwide. Tomorrow, it could be abolishing the Department of Education and closing your local hospital.

With Trump already unlawfully shutting down parts of the government, Republicans can’t be trusted to honor a budget deal while they’re hellbent on breaking the law and rigging the process. If Republicans want Senate Democrats to provide a single vote to fund the Trump administration while they run this illegal play, they should start by restoring the health care that they ripped away to fund giant tax giveaways to their billionaire buddies.”

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