The White House on Friday evening announced plans to claw back $810 million in congressionally appropriated funding through a controversial 'pocket rescission' maneuver, prompting criticism from lawmakers. This includes $567 million for Health and Human Services programs for refugees and asylees, and $28 million for HHS research, along with cuts to Department of Education programs for immigrant students. Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, stated that the independent Government Accountability Office has deemed pocket rescissions unlawful, calling the move an attempt to undermine Congress's Constitutional power of the purse.