[knarf]

The House holds the purse strings

The troops on the border (expensive?)

and the wall.

I think I perceive trouble.

[shelterguy]

The troops on the border (expensive?)
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That comes out of the military budget which is already set.

[rollo tomasi]

This isn't 1789 (Article I, section 7-9 has been "Necessary and Proper Claused" to death) anymore and we have not been running on an “official budget” in around 8 years or so. That means a compromise between 3 bodies of government. Where did Obama get his funding from in the years 2011-2016? This was through the appropriations process which...

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Acts of 1985 and 1987 curtailed a lot of the House's power concerning appropriations (Which we are currently operating on).

There are 12 subcommittees made up of members of the House and Senate "that control the purse strings" at this time. The Senate subcommittees have the advantage because they operate on the State level.

Ryan, McConnell, and Trump could not agree on a budget, so we are still in this continuing resolution/omnibus phase that the Senate gets to cut up and/or parcel out.