Now, even Republicans are begging the administration to hand out the money for investments that Congress already passed and, by law, that their communities were promised. Second, Republicans in Congress are bowing down to Donald Trump and ratifying some of his worst efforts. They are using an obscure piece of federal law to zero out federal funding after it was approved by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. This process is called rescission, and it only requires 50 Republican votes to do Donald Trump's bidding. (02:41–02:52)
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Asserts that Republicans are using a legal mechanism to eliminate funding previously approved by Congress.
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