GOP Budget Clawbacks Undermine Bipartisan Process, Democrats Say

GOP Budget Clawbacks Undermine Bipartisan Process, Democrats Say

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) listens as Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 11, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Top Democrats in Congress say they remain united behind a bipartisan, bicameral path to fund the government, but they say recently passed Republican-backed funding clawbacks could make that harder to achieve.
In a joint press conference on July 22, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) criticized the GOP’s approach to federal spending, specifically pointing to the $9 billion rescissions package passed by the House and Senate this past week.

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