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Diana DeGette: “No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law, and The Congress shall have…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law, and The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes and to borrow money on the credit of the United States.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing Congress's constitutional power over budget and appropriations.

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