John Yarmuth actually said...

At the same time, and in the face of a President who has flouted our budget laws, and repeatedly trampled the lines of executive budgetary power, this Committee will fight to enforce and strengthen Congress's power of the purse.

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Yarmuth emphasizes the need to uphold Congress's budget authority against presidential overreach.

02/26/2020

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