Senate Democratic Leader, U.S. Senate
Compared on: The President's Sept. 25, 2026 special message proposing rescissions (the parse's label, "Trump's cancellation of nearly $1 billion in federal funding", carried the claim's own figure)
THE CLAIM · SEP 29, 2026
“Trump cut illegally nearly a billion dollars from programs designed to help American families, to help American communities”
As reported by C-SPAN · Read the post
THE RECORD
“I herewith report 11 rescissions of budget authority, totaling $810 million.”
Office of Management and Budget (the President's special message) · Proposed Rescissions of Budgetary Resources (September 25, 2026) · p. 1 · Read
THE RECORD · SEP 29, 2026
“the rescission proposals contained in the President's September 25, 2026, special message to Congress do not permit the President to withhold the appropriations beyond the end of fiscal year 2026.”
U.S. Government Accountability Office (legal decision) · B-338788: Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Review of the President's Special... · Read
THE RECORD · SEP 29, 2026
“the ICA does not allow the President to withhold budget authority through its date of expiration.”
U.S. Government Accountability Office (legal decision) · B-338788: Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Review of the President's Special... · Read
GAO RULED
- Legality
- GAO ruled Sep 29, 2026 (B-338788): the law doesn't allow withholding the funds past the end of fiscal year 2026 · Congress's watchdog, not a court · may be challenged
- What happened
- OMB's message, Sep 25, 2026: the President proposed rescinding $810M across 11 accounts and withheld the funds while Congress considers it (claim: “nearly a billion”)
Trump proposed rescinding $810M across 11 accounts (Sept 25, 2026) and withheld the funds while Congress considers it; GAO — Congress's watchdog, not a court — ruled Sep 29 the law doesn't allow withholding past the fiscal year's end; Schumer said Trump 'cut illegally nearly a billion'.
