Vought and US Budget Officials Clash Over DOGE and Social Safety Net Funding
TL;DR
The White House is considering using impoundment to implement $9.4 billion in spending cuts to DOGE without congressional approval, potentially leading to a Supreme Court battle over the 1974 Impoundment Control Act, as the administration seeks to utilize executive tools to reduce federal spending amid political friction.
- Budget head Vought floats impoundment to sidestep Congress on DOGE cuts Axios
- US budget chief calls fears that cuts to benefits will lead to deaths ‘totally ridiculous’ The Guardian
- Vought pushes back against idea that ‘big, beautiful bill’ will raise deficit The Hill
- OMB director flatly denies megabill represents an attack on the social safety net Politico
- DOGE is entering a new phase. It's going to be way harder than the first. Yahoo
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