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To cancel an additional $4.9 billion, he revived a rarely used gambit called a “pocket rescission,” freezing the funds until they expired.

That's all we know, along with clues that they were on their knees, it was freezing cold, and whatever happened was "completely legal in this country".

That is especially true in states where natural-gas prices are low and temperatures frequently drop below freezing.

Universities signing on would have to “commit to freezing the effective tuition rates charged to American students for the next five years.”

It was the first fatal confrontation between the two sides since 1975 and led to a freezing of ties.