{"id":2436986,"date":"2025-05-20T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-9-billion-in-doge-cuts-at-risk-trump-administration-declares-all-options-are-on-the-table\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:40:36","slug":"with-9-billion-in-doge-cuts-at-risk-trump-administration-declares-all-options-are-on-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-9-billion-in-doge-cuts-at-risk-trump-administration-declares-all-options-are-on-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"With $9 Billion in DOGE Cuts at Risk, Trump Administration Declares &#8216;All Options Are on the Table&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwith-9-billion-in-doge-cuts-at-risk-trump-administration-declares-all-options-are-on-the-table%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the legislative challenges surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-is-pleased-slimmed-down-spending-bill-passes-in-the-house\/\" title=\"Musk Is Pleased: Slimmed-Down Spending Bill Passes in the House\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-moves-to-take-taxpayer-money-from-iran-nuclear-deal-and-give-to-military-dogs\/\" title=\"Cruz Moves to Take Taxpayer Money from Iran Nuclear Deal and Give to Military Dogs\">budget bill<\/a> aimed<\/a> at extending President Trump&#8217;s tax cuts, particularly the proposed permanent cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The action to codify these cuts, reportedly amounting to $9 billion, is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >facing delays due<\/a> to divisions within the Republican Party and other political complications. A White House official has indicated that while there is an intention to address DOGE&#8217;s cuts, current procedures may hinder immediate action.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Josh Hawley mentioned concerns within the party about risking votes, while lawmakers like Rep. Mike Simpson voiced apprehension regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/switzerland-outlaws-islamic-veils-in-crackdown-of-terrorism\/\" title=\"Switzerland outlaws Islamic veils in crackdown of terrorism\">potential challenges<\/a> to the Impoundment Control act of 1974, wich limits presidential discretion in spending appropriated funds. The article highlights a possible standoff between the White House and Congress over these budgetary matters, with some Republican senators advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-house-democrats-budget-slashes-border-enforcement-funding-by-a-billion-dollars\/\" title=\"...ort: House Democrats\u2019 Budget Slashes Border Enforcement Funding By A Billion Dollars\">deeper cuts<\/a>, labeling the proposed $9 billion as insufficient. the situation remains fluid, with various stakeholders expressing differing views on fiscal responsibility and legislative strategy moving forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Congress slogs through the process of adopting the so-called big, beautiful bill that would extend President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tax cuts, action to codify cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency is being delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Given the headwinds facing the budget bill, which lost a vote last week in a reflection of the differences within the Republican Party, action to make DOGE&rsquo;s $9 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-reports-cuts-1b-per-day-true-doge-75-2t-cuts-end-trumps-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cuts<\/a> permanent could be put off for another year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/14\/trump-impoundment-doge-cuts-congress-00350322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The focus right now is the reconciliation bill,&rdquo; according to a White House official Politico did not name.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s an appetite within Capitol Hill, within the two years that we have to codify the work of DOGE. The procedures of Capitol Hill may not allow for it to happen now, but it doesn&rsquo;t mean it won&rsquo;t happen later,&rdquo; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/josh-hawley-tucked-hilarious-message-spelling-bill-bans-lawmakers-trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Hawley<\/a> of Missouri said, &ldquo;I think they don&rsquo;t want to lose the vote, so I think they may be concerned about the sensibility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they probably want to challenge the Impoundment Act is my sense,&rdquo; Hawley said.<\/p>\n<p>The Impoundment Control Act is a 1974 law that limits the ability of a president to refuse to spend money appropriated by Congress, which has the Constitutional power of the purse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously, we have never taken impoundment off the table, because the president and myself believe that 200 years of the president and executive branch had that ability,&rdquo; an OMB official has said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House official, asked about challenging the 1974 law, said, &ldquo;All options are on the table.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been able to achieve what we&rsquo;ve been able to achieve without going down that path but that&rsquo;s not to say we wouldn&rsquo;t consider using it if the situation called for it,&rdquo; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Using that tactic would mean a fight with Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got a real problem with impoundment,&rdquo; Republican Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/08\/republican-impoundment-trump-congress-00334962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s like a line-item veto, and I think it&rsquo;s illegal,&rdquo; Simpson said. &ldquo;That will be a challenge, for sure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A collision between the White House and Congress has been hinted at by Russell Vought, Trump&rsquo;s budget director, who has said Trump believes the 1974 law is unconstitutional, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/29\/us\/politics\/trump-funds-gao.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president ran on the notion that the Impoundment Control Act is unconstitutional,&rdquo; Vought said during his confirmation. &ldquo;I agree with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vance-saves-trump-last-minute-move-tanks-rand-pauls-mutiny-single-blow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rand Paul<\/a> of Kentucky said the real issue is making deeper cuts, calling the $9 billion package &ldquo;a pittance,&rdquo; according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-7\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a rounding error and it should only be the beginning. If they&rsquo;re not going to send us the $9 billion, it sends a really bad signal to anybody that is fiscally responsible that there&rsquo;s going to be no change from doing things the way that they&rsquo;ve always been done,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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