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1 posted on 11/17/2022 8:21:25 AM PST by Tuxedo
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To: Tuxedo

technically yes, but in practice, nearly the entire budget is rubber-stamped, and the president can redirect funds allocated for some things like Trump re-allocated funds for the wall.


2 posted on 11/17/2022 8:26:23 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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Congress—and in particular, the House of Representatives—is invested with the “power of the purse,” the ability to tax and spend public money for the national government.


3 posted on 11/17/2022 8:26:43 AM PST by Herodes
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I think it means that all spending bills must originate in the House. That sounds good, but it really means nothing as any spending bill must also be approved by the Senate and then by the President.

So it doesn’t matter who comes up with the bill first. It will be probably be modified many times before it becomes law.


4 posted on 11/17/2022 8:28:08 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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It used to matter until the Democrat party became an organized crime syndicate.


5 posted on 11/17/2022 8:28:45 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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All spending bills are supposed to originate in the House, but recent governments have found ways around it — which is easy with complicity.


6 posted on 11/17/2022 8:31:23 AM PST by TomGuy
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I believe some very large spending bill was originated in the Senate not too long ago. People pointed out that this was blatantly unconstitutional, and the response was a shrug and a “So what?”


7 posted on 11/17/2022 8:33:17 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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GO BACK TO REGULAR ORDER!


12 posted on 11/17/2022 1:36:14 PM PST by cowboyusa (America Cowboy up! )
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The GOP House needs to consider the Holman Rule and use it surgically!

Holman Rule - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holman_Rule

Congressmen Comer & Biggs claim they are going to try and use it. Of course, they said this when they thought they were going to have a Red Tsunami!


13 posted on 11/17/2022 1:39:58 PM PST by Reily
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