HISTORICAL OBSERVATION / ROW 94

FBF 'There They Go Again: House Approps Proposes to Starve Congress' (Schuman/Nehls, late Apr 2026) — quantifies FY27 GAO cut at $662.2M (-20.8% YoY in real terms / -$174M nominal); cites $62.7B FY25 GAO benefits + $1.51T since 2002; advocacy frame for May 13-14 full-committee markup amendments

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Observed: May 1, 2026
Original stage: Stated need
Source: First Branch Forecast (Schuman + Nehls)
Actor label: Daniel Schuman (American Governance Institute) + Chris Nehls; House Approps; GAO
Original source type: Civic org

https://firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/there-they-go-again-house-approps

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Historical tracker · Signals sheet · row 94

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