Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for what she called an “unlawful” attempt to yank back roughly $5 billion in government funding previously approved by Congress.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Murkowski said she strongly objected to the White House budget office’s “unlawful attempt to pursue a nearly $5 billion pocket rescission.”

“Congress alone bears the constitutional responsibility for funding our government, and any effort to claw back resources outside of the appropriations process undermines that responsibility,” she wrote.

The key moderate added that the “unilateral actions” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “only........

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