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Republicans Eye Impoundment

Republicans Eye Impoundment
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Capitol Hill. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
2/17/2025|Updated: 2/17/2025
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In a move that could give President Donald Trump more freedom to enact his agenda, Republicans are attempting to repeal a law that 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.
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