(little weasel author of article is scared)
Posted on 06/17/2025 3:19:20 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Aprovision added to the Senate iteration of Republicans’ proposed budget reconciliation package would give the White House $100 million to reorganize federal agencies as President Trump sees fit, without congressional input in what critics decried as an “abrogation” of Congress’ power and responsibility.
The measure appeared in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s portion of the legislation aimed at reducing federal spending in order to partially pay for tax cuts for the ultrawealthy and increased immigration enforcement, alongside proposals to make future feds pay more towards their retirement benefits, particularly if they wish to retain protections against being unfairly disciplined or fired.
“Prior to 1984, the president exercised reorganization authority that allowed him to develop plans for reorganizing, closing or consolidating portions of the federal government that he identified as wasteful, unnecessary or duplicative,” wrote committee Republicans in a fact sheet accompanying the package last week. “This authority, which was used over 100 times between 1932 and 1984, expired in 1984 despite multiple administrations requesting its renewal. This provision would reestablish the authority for a president to reorganize government as long as these plans do not result in an increase in federal agencies and the plan does not result in an increase in federal spending.”
The measure requires the White House to submit an annual report of planned reorganizational moves, but otherwise exempts the administration from most provisions of the federal law governing such actions. And the 10-year reorganization authority could not be used by a future Democratic president to rebuild federal agencies, thanks to language requiring reorganizations be cost-neutral and not “result in an increase in the number of federal agencies.”
If enacted as currently written, the measure likely would short-circuit the bevy of lawsuits challenging—and for now, blocking—the Trump administration’s plans to issue reductions in force......
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How’d he get so big?
“without congressional input in what critics decried as an “abrogation” of Congress’ power and responsibility.”
LOL! That’s pretty much the Congress modus operandi for several decades.
Is Little Weasel his Indian name?
His LinkedIn page is an interesting read.
Gutting the unelected and unaccountable federal fascist bureaucracy, to which the stupid congress illegally gave its law-making power.
Now stuff the carcass and burn it.
He looks like Spock.
Yeah. So??
The Constitution already gives the President the authority to organize the executive any way they want. That’s why it’s a separate branch of the government.
Trekky?
It fits. But Sitting Bull was Watanka Totanka, so how does his Indian name translate back into Hekawi?
How about Hekawi for Little Weasel: Pornviewka Mombasema
Or maybe Wankwanka Mombasema
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