>That doesn't mean it's actually funded though. This is very true. Funds must be allocated from the federal budget towards the program before there will be any

>That doesn't mean it's actually funded though. This is very true. Funds must be allocated from the federal budget towards the program before there will be any actual subsidy. Both parties use this fact to shift federal dollars towards programs they support. Defunding a program or specific parts of one also makes it impossible for someone to use the program even if it has been legislated into existence.