On the recordMarch 10, 2020
the president doesn't have any constitutional authority to withhold; doesn't have any inherent authority to withhold.
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congress.govthe president doesn't have any constitutional authority to withhold; doesn't have any inherent authority to withhold.
Armstrong explains the legal limits on presidential authority to withhold funds.
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