It was neutered in 1974 before then the president could refuse to spend the money in bills apparently. What happens now is the bill goes back to congress and they have to vote on what to remove.
So he puts the brakes on the pork for 45 legislative days, the big checks go out, economy gets a kickstart, and if he is out of office Biden will spend it anyway.
Hopefully in 45 days enough Rats will be imprisoned/resigned/disgraced that his cuts stay permanent.
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He can send every single line item back to Congress that is waste.
Impoundment Control Act? Someone want to educate a Northerner?
It was neutered in 1974 before then the president could refuse to spend the money in bills apparently. What happens now is the bill goes back to congress and they have to vote on what to remove.
https://budget.house.gov/publications/report/impoundment-control-act-1974-what-it-why-does-it-matter
Article at this link and Salty_Soldier commented a good rundown. https://thedonald.win/p/11RNy0xtYr/the-impoundment-control-act-of-1/c/
So he puts the brakes on the pork for 45 legislative days, the big checks go out, economy gets a kickstart, and if he is out of office Biden will spend it anyway.
Hopefully in 45 days enough Rats will be imprisoned/resigned/disgraced that his cuts stay permanent.
Annd it's gone... so much for that trump card, they didn't keep their promise to look at trumps changes
https://twitter.com/SeanLangille/status/1343385343840690176?s=19
I'm going to have to read up on that one.
Something that interests me, is that he just officially took the insurrection act off the table. Which implies (IMO):
People are saying that the InsAct was in the defense bill, not the pork bill
I was hoping SOMEONE would point this out....