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OMB Reaches for Congress's Purse Strings but December Is Coming
Original: OMB Reaches for Congress’s Purse Strings but December is Coming
The Office of Management and Budget is moving to assert greater control over federal spending, touching on Congress's constitutional power of the purse. Legal commentators are weighing whether the executive branch can withhold or redirect appropriated funds, and warning that a December funding deadline could force a confrontation over spending priorities and risk a government shutdown.
Why now: A looming December government funding deadline is sharpening attention on the White House budget office's challenge to congressional spending authority.
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