Sen. Welch Issues Comments on Senate Floor About Rescissions
June 11, 2025
June 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on June 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech):
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Mr. President, last week, President Trump sent to Congress a request to rescind $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2025 and 2024 funds that a majority of Republicans and Democrats had debated and had voted for. Those appropriations were signed int . . .
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Mr. President, last week, President Trump sent to Congress a request to rescind $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2025 and 2024 funds that a majority of Republicans and Democrats had debated and had voted for. Those appropriations were signed int . . .