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2025-02-19 18:29:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7DB0F15767531E883C05C482030E417DDE193F115133CEF167BA5B02D7638A07
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According to the US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Congress is given the “power of the purse” to allocate funds once a budget is signed into law, not the President. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C1-2-1/ALDE_00013356/ The President also cannot impound funds after the fact, as codified by federal law. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Budget_and_Impoundment_Control_Act_of_1974
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