A president’s rescission bill requires only simple majorities in both the House and Senate to pass. It’s a quick way for Congress to claw back spending it previously authorized.
“Put your money where your mouth is” will be the order of the day as House Republicans vote Thursday on President Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions package.
“Gov. Newsom wants to play the victim, but nobody is fooled. Threatening to hold tax dollars hostage is a new low, even for him,” says one congressman.
Instead of villainizing the right to bear arms, Mexico should take it far more seriously as a means of enabling its own citizens to defend themselves against rampant violence there.