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{"id":27358,"date":"2026-09-30T23:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/ron-johnson-blocks-vote-to-stop-trumps-funding-cancellations\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T23:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:34:53","slug":"ron-johnson-blocks-vote-to-stop-trumps-funding-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/ron-johnson-blocks-vote-to-stop-trumps-funding-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Johnson blocks vote to stop Trump\u2019s funding cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/151822\" data-person-id=\"151822\">Ron Johnson<\/a> blocked the Senate from passing a bill Wednesday to restore $810 million in federal funding President Donald Trump nixed Friday without Congress\u2019 consent and stop him from using the controversial budget tactic again.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/66836\" data-person-id=\"66836\">Jeff Merkley<\/a> of Oregon and <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/51219\" data-person-id=\"51219\">Patty Murray<\/a> of Washington asked on the Senate floor to swiftly pass a measure that would nullify Trump\u2019s latest move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/trump-declares-1b-canceled-in-pocket-rescission-in-another-affront-to-congress-funding-power-01093960\" target=\"_blank\">unilaterally cancel money<\/a> Congress appropriated and prevent similar attempts by blocking the president from sending requests to claw back federal dollars less than 90 days before the cash expires.<\/p>\n<p>While objecting to passing the bill, Johnson said he supports the president doing \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d to reduce federal spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I wish it was a lot larger,\u201d the Wisconsin Republican, who chairs the Budget Committee, said of the sum Trump canceled Friday. \u201cThat money doesn&#8217;t have to be spent, and it shouldn&#8217;t be spent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merkley, the top Democrat on the Budget Committee, argued that Trump\u2019s move is akin to exercising \u201ca line-item veto\u201d and taking \u201ca wrecking ball\u201d to the vision of the country\u2019s founding fathers.<\/p>\n<p>While Johnson objected to passing the bill, several prominent Republican lawmakers have slammed the Trump administration\u2019s latest move to cancel federal funding and are discussing ways <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/28\/republicans-trump-pocket-rescissions-01096513\" target=\"_blank\">to head off another attempt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those Republican calls to stop Trump from employing the funding maneuver are a turnabout after more than a year of resistance to taking action. Democrats have repeatedly attempted to use funding bills to defend against this kind of eleventh-hour clawback but were rebuffed by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime after time, they have shot down our attempts to stop this administration from defying Congress and robbing our constituents,\u201d said Murray, who described Trump&#8217;s latest cancellation as &#8220;theft from the American people, plain and simple.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ron Johnson blocked the Senate from passing a bill Wednesday to restore $810 million in federal funding President Donald Trump nixed Friday without Congress\u2019 consent and stop him from using the controversial budget tactic again. Democratic Sens. 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