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Bob Goodlatte: “The Constitution very specifically provides in Article 1 that no money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
The Constitution very specifically provides in Article 1 that no money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte cites the Constitution to highlight Congress's exclusive power over appropriations.

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