Surprise! President invokes "Impoundment Control Act of 1974", redlining areas of concern in COVID-19 relief bill

....an obscure law that gives him the power to “redline” challenges in the bill.

Reports from DC indicate members of both parties on Capitol Hill are furious but will go to work on the necessary changes that include removing the abundant “pork” in the bill, increasing the amount to be sent to families, and addressing other areas of concern such as Section 230 and voter fraud.

https://noqreport.com/2020/12/27/president-invokes-impoundment-control-act-of-1974-redlining-areas-of-concern-in-covid-19-relief-bill/

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1343369848370294784.html

Ah, this is very different from what I initially thought. I thought they were just "suggestions".
Apparently NOT! CONgress critters MUST make the Specific Changes Trump "Red Lined"!!!

Ha, Ha!!! Now you know WHY Dan Scavino has posted his cryptic: RED LINE Tweet!!! This was a Brilliant Power Move!

https://twitter.com/DanScavino

HAPPY DAYS!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMIfR6LfGZ0

Just look at all the things CONgress Critters MUST Do:

1) $2,000 to every American Adult and $600 per child. Therefore, a family of four would receive $5,200

2) Restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our airline workers back to work, and much more.

3) All that pork spending for stupid projects to foreign countries......cut out!!!! No money to Communist Dictator Maduro in Venezuela! (Trump cancelled all these "budget projects"!!! So the money goes back into the "kitty"!)

4) Repeal Silicon Valley's Section 230 Protection!!! So NO MORE CENSORSHIP of CONSERVATIVES!!!

5) Start an investigation into election and voter fraud!!!

Trump is better than Santa Claus!!!

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Just found another article on this obscure bill, and it says:

Congress has 45 days to respond – if no legislation on his proposed cuts, then there is no change to the bill.

https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/breaking-trump-signs-covid-relief-bill-with-600-payments-and-laden-with-pork/

However, it says that Congress is "working on all this".

So, never mind. Sorry about the excitement. Trump is trying to do the right things......but will CONgress???

I'm not holding my breath.

Keep praying.

I guess ultimately our hope is that Trump has to declare martial law, and then this pork and other stuff becomes mute at that point.

#Surprise! President invokes "Impoundment Control Act of 1974", redlining areas of concern in COVID-19 relief bill **....an obscure law that gives him the power to “redline” challenges in the bill.** **Reports from DC indicate members of both parties on Capitol Hill are furious but will go to work on the necessary changes that include removing the abundant “pork” in the bill, increasing the amount to be sent to families, and addressing other areas of concern such as Section 230 and voter fraud**. https://noqreport.com/2020/12/27/president-invokes-impoundment-control-act-of-1974-redlining-areas-of-concern-in-covid-19-relief-bill/ https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1343369848370294784.html **Ah, this is very different from what I initially thought. I thought they were just "suggestions". Apparently NOT! CONgress critters MUST make the Specific Changes Trump "Red Lined"!!!** **Ha, Ha!!! Now you know WHY Dan Scavino has posted his cryptic: RED LINE Tweet!!! This was a Brilliant Power Move!** https://twitter.com/DanScavino #HAPPY DAYS!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMIfR6LfGZ0 . #Just look at all the things CONgress Critters MUST Do: **1) $2,000 to every American Adult and $600 per child. Therefore, a family of four would receive $5,200** **2) Restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our airline workers back to work, and much more.** **3) All that pork spending for stupid projects to foreign countries......cut out!!!! No money to Communist Dictator Maduro in Venezuela!** (Trump cancelled all these "budget projects"!!! So the money goes back into the "kitty"!) **4) Repeal Silicon Valley's Section 230 Protection!!! So NO MORE CENSORSHIP of CONSERVATIVES!!!** **5) Start an investigation into election and voter fraud!!!** . #Trump is better than Santa Claus!!! ---- #IMPORTANT UPDATE: **Just found another article on this obscure bill, and it says:** #Congress has 45 days to respond – if no legislation on his proposed cuts, then there is no change to the bill. :( https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/breaking-trump-signs-covid-relief-bill-with-600-payments-and-laden-with-pork/ **However, it says that Congress is "working on all this".** So, never mind. Sorry about the excitement. Trump is trying to do the right things......but will CONgress??? I'm not holding my breath. Keep praying. I guess ultimately our hope is that Trump has to declare martial law, and then this pork and other stuff becomes mute at that point.

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It's not a done deal. Read carefully.

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What?

As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, “whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message” describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683.

Maybe it's the wormy way that noqreport wrote the article. They make it sound as though it's on the Congress to accept/reject. Thanks for the actual law.