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Some line items on the fiscal solvency plan have been deemed not viable, such as freezing overtime unless required by emergencies.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
This line item’s been gradually declining, and Musk acknowledges that the bounty will eventually end.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The right-of-way fee line item was still listed in the budget.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The project, funded by the Army Research Lab at $6 million for the past few years and previously included as a line item in the congressional budget, will be completely dissolved by next year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
This line item’s been gradually declining, and Musk acknowledges that the bounty will eventually end.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The right-of-way fee line item was still listed in the budget.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The project, funded by the Army Research Lab at $6 million for the past few years and previously included as a line item in the congressional budget, will be completely dissolved by next year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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