Power of the purse
Capacity to control groups based on ownership of fund
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Trump administration (1) · Congressional spending (1) · Power of the purse (1) · Federal budget (1) · Bipartisan legislation (1) · Executive overreach (1) · Impoundment Control Act (1)
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The power of the purse is the ability of one group to control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds. The power of the purse can be used positively (e.g. awarding extra funding to programs that reach certain benchmarks) or negatively (e.g.
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