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Spending Money Congress Approved
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The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 prohibits the executive from unilaterally withholding congressionally appropriated funds. Circumventing this — through rescission, deferral, or spending freezes — undermines Congress's constitutional power of the purse, a foundational check on executive authority.
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