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06/23/2025

'Mass Layoff' Provision in Trump Bill Sparks Alarm

Many in D.C. have expressed alarm over the action and the funding

A provision in the Senate budget bill would allow for millions of dollars to go directly toward President Donald Trump and the administration's ability to lay off federal workers without the consent of Congress.

It is a move that Ben Olinsky, senior vice president of structural reform and governance at the Center for American Progress, called "deeply, deeply concerning."

The provision, written by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, would provide $100 million to the Office of Budget Management (OMB), according to Government Executive. The office is run by Project 2025 author Russ Vought, a proponent of mass government layoffs, which are a central tenet of Project 2025.

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