the founders of this country in the Constitution gave this body the best and strongest check against this type of mal-administration, and it is the purse strings.
Andy Biggs: “the founders of this country in the Constitution gave this body the best and strongest check against this type of…”
On the recordSeptember 23, 2024
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Biggs emphasizes Congress's power to control funding as a check on mismanagement.
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