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The US President does NOT have the authority to refuse spending money that Congress has approved.
by UltraSane 2y ago
The US President does NOT have the authority to refuse spending money that Congress has approved.
- epicureanideal 2y agoApparently they do? Something called impoundment? https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S3-3-7/ALDE_00013376/ https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S3-3-7/...
- UltraSane 2y agoNo, the executive branch absolutely does not have the power to just refuse to spend money that Congress has approved or spend money that it has NOT approved. This is the basis for The Iran Contra Affair.