The Trump administration may soon bring the word “impoundment” back into the modern American’s political lexicon. As the new administration attempts to cut government spending, it’s likely to test the legality of the president withholding the spending of federal funds allocated by Congress.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who chairs the Joint Economic Committee, told The Daily Signal that “Americans elected Donald Trump to cut wasteful spending and reform the federal government, and that’s exactly what he is doing.”
“Attempts to sabotage this legitimate exercise of executive authority by district court judges will fail, and I expect the Supreme Court to reaffirm his constitutional prerogatives. I have also introduced a bill to repeal the [Congressional Budget and] Impoundment Control Act, restoring the President’s constitutional role in saving the hard-earned tax…
