In a move that could give President Donald Trump more freedom to enact his agenda, Republicans are attempting to repeal a law which ties the hands of presidents who don’t want to spend particular funding appropriated by Congress.
Known as impoundment, the practice of declining to spend funds provided by Congress dates back to President Thomas Jefferson.
Since 1974, however, it has been tempered by the Impoundment Control Act (ICA).
Republicans in the House and Senate now want to repeal the ICA.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) introduced Senate and House versions of their bill striking down the Watergate-era act. […]
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