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Jeff Merkley: “The work done here today will not be undone through a…”

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Published August 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:02

So I encourage us to take a stand in support of our appropriations enterprise collectively and say that The work done here today will not be undone through a partisan [rescission]. And you know, that could end up being, I mean funds are multi year funds that could be a blue partisan rescission on the floor. So this is not about a particular administration. (02:02–02:17)

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Asserts that the committee's work should not be undone by partisan rescissions.

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“We anticipate we will have another rescission package sent to us here and that will be something that will be under our jurisdiction.”
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“The bill that's under consideration right now, my understanding is, has about $3 billion of rescissions in it.”
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“Funds [from the bill] redirected to where they're more effective in our national security and our national defense.”
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“This is not involving impoundment and it is the Appropriations and Budget Committee together that have joint jurisdiction over rescissions.”
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“If in fact there was a dispute over this that resulted in a ruling on the floor, this would be subject to a budget point of order, which…”
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“We can waive that by 60 votes.”
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“The amendment says that the work that we do in this committee is subject to only rescissions that are done in this committee, as is being…”
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