"If you're a Democrat, Murkowski said, You're looking at it and you're saying, Why am I going to try to be helpful if Mr. Vought and OMB is just gonna do a backdoor move and rescind what we've been working on?' So yeah, there's a lack of trust. Does it make it harder to come to terms on hard things like a government shutdown? Absolutely."
"When we say that we have authorized, we have appropriated to, and then you have the administration come in and say, Not on this one.' And this is where I spoke out very strongly against this whole pocket rescission because not only did the administration do it, but then they didn't give, they set it up in such a way that our hands were tied in being able to respond; so we're stuck with it."
A lack of trust between parties emerged after OMB Director Russ Vought enacted backdoor rescissions that undercut previously authorized and appropriated funds. Democrats became reluctant to support GOP spending bills when they feared the administration would rescind negotiated actions. The pocket rescission limited congressional options to respond and left appropriators stuck with its consequences. The appropriations process was described as being run over and rendered ineffective, complicating negotiations and contributing to a government shutdown. The erosion of trust made resolving difficult budget issues and reaching bipartisan compromises substantially harder.
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