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Can the president override Congress on spending?

2025-02-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·22m 14s ·by NPR
Can the president override Congress on spending?
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So the president can’t spend more money than Congress has agreed and voted to spend. But can the president spend less money than Congress wants? It all comes down to something called “impoundment” and the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which controls when and how a president can take away money Co