The House narrowly approved a White House plan to cut $15 billion in previously allocated government money late Thursday, a mostly symbolic move designed to demonstrate fiscal discipline in Washington. "By voting to rescind these billions in unspent funds, the House supports President Trump's efforts to eliminate wasteful spending and get our fiscal house back in order," White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said in a statement. The White House submitted a revised package of cuts Tuesday, removing politically troublesome proposals to cut money to fight Ebola funds and to rebuild watersheds damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The White House and tea party lawmakers upset by the budget-busting "omnibus" bill have rallied around the plan, aiming to show that Republicans are taking on out-of-control spending. While some Democrats opposed the spending cuts as heartless, others mostly mocked the legislation.

Source: Fox News June 08, 2018 01:47 UTC