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Early in American history, Thomas Jefferson claimed the power to “impound” and refuse to spend money appropriated by Congress. Other presidents occasionally did this, though it always was of ...
In roughly this sense, the President detains funds in the treasury rather than spending them as appropriated. The first use of the power by President Thomas Jefferson involved refusal to spend $50,000 ($1.24 million in 2023) in funds appropriated for the acquisition of gunboats for the United States Navy. He said in 1803 that "[t]he sum of ...
How Donald Trump could try to use presidential impoundment to cut federal spending.
Trump’s legal team would argue that the “Constitution gives the President a right to impound funds” and cite how Thomas Jefferson halted funding for gunboats to patrol the Mississippi River ...
In late November 2019, the Impoundment Control Act made news during the Trump impeachment investigation, when two budget office staffers resigned over their concerns over apparent improprieties regarding the hold of approved Ukraine military funds. Among the concerns was the questionable transfer of decision-making authority to Michael Duffey ...
It told CNBC: “President Trump is a businessman who built the greatest economy in American history, and certainly doesn’t need economics lessons from the radical San Francisco liberal pushing ...
A significant number of former officials who were appointed by Donald Trump or one of his appointments, or continued to serve in his administration when he took office, endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential campaign. [1] Half of the people who served in Trump's cabinet did not support his 2024 candidacy. [2]
Asked what the American people want from Democrats, a shellshocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) could only sputter, “They want us to beat Trump and stop this s—.” Some ...