Tim Murphy actually said...

I just want accurate data so we can deal with this, so please get us that.

It is in direct contradiction to the principles of appropriations law, it is an affront to the powers granted to Congress in the Constitutio...

If Congress doesn't want the monies appropriated it could pass a law saying do not appropriate the monies from that account.

The Constitution clearly states that the power of the purse lies not with the executive but with congressional branch.