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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

Editor's note · Context

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

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