Congress has the power of the purse under the Constitution, so Congress will have to decide the levels at which it wishes to fund these activities.
Jim Risch: “Congress has the power of the purse under the Constitution, so Congress will have to decide the levels at which it…”
On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
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Risch emphasizes Congress's budgetary authority regarding State Department funding.
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