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Budgets are a maximum permitted expenditure, not a minimum. Trump is free to spend less than budgeted.
by scarab92 2y ago
Budgets are a maximum permitted expenditure, not a minimum.
Trump is free to spend less than budgeted.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agoSounds like a legal theory that needs to be tested by the courts. The executive branch is not free to interpret the law in a vacuum.
- scarab92 2y agoAgencies spend under budget all the time. Budgets are an approval to spend up to a certain amount, not a requirement to spend a certain amount.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impoundment_of_appropriated_funds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impoundment_of_appropriated_fu... We passed laws about that because of a previous Republican president who was also fond of executive overreach.
- desumeku 2y ago> 'The executive branch is not free to interpret the law in a vacuum.' Exactly how else are you supposed to get this tested by the courts?
- thesuperbigfrog 2y ago>> Trump is free to spend less than budgeted. Not without approval from Congress: "The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 provides that the president may propose rescission of specific funds, but that rescission must be approved by both the House of Representatives and Senate within 45 days. In effect, the requirement removed the impoundment power, since Congress is not required to vote on the rescission and, in fact, has ignored the vast majority of presidential requests." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impoundment_of_appropriated_funds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impoundment_of_appropriated_fu...
- kristjansson 2y agoThe executive cannot refuse to even try to execute duly authorized programs.