The Constitution does not say, "Congress suggests spending that the President can ignore." If you pass a law saying, "This is the money that needs to be spent and how you spend it," signed by a president, then that's the fucking requirement.
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Aaron Rupar
Chip Roy endorses impoundment (which is illegal): "All the powers our founders gave were invested in the executive, in the president. POTUS has the ability to go forward and say, 'we're gonna spend this money the way we're supposed to under the law.' There's no requirement he spend every dollar."
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"All the powers our founders gave were invested in the executive, in the president.