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The President doesn't fund things; the Congress does (which is part of the reason that the way Americans look at their president as a kind of elected king is ju
by zeveb 9y ago
The President doesn't fund things; the Congress does (which is part of the reason that the way Americans look at their president as a kind of elected king is just so weird: he's simply the guy charged with executing the laws as they are written, not the guy charged with writing them).
- shkkmo 9y agoThe President's ability to veto and the vice-president's tie breaking vote on the Senate give the President a great deal of potential to affect the legislation that Congress passes. The President could certainly make a commitment to increased funding for NASA by threatening to veto any spending bill that doesn't boost NASA's funding.