Senior House Republican sends warning to White House on funding clawbacks

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here At least one senior congressional appropriator isn’t interested in White House budget chief Russ Vought’s enthusiasm for so-called “pocket rescissions,” which would allow the Trump administration to make permanent cuts to federal spending without congressional approval. “I think it's a bad idea,” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), chair of the Interior-Environment…