Lawmakers likely can’t count on yanking back some portions of 2021 infrastructure law spending to pay for tax cuts or other GOP priorities like border security as part of a forthcoming reconciliation bill, according to an analysis by the House Transportation Committee’s GOP staff.
The memo, obtained by POLITICO, makes clear that scaling back the law’s $184 billion in advanced appropriations designated as emergency spending for DOT-administered programs would not translate into direct savings and can’t be used to offset direct spending because of the way the budget is scored.
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