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January 29th, 2025: The Presidential Impoundment Debate Is Back!
Manage episode 463739374 series 3553447
Josh Hammer analyzes the Trump OMB's Monday memo that implements a "temporary pause" on all "federal financial assistance programs"—even those programs that have been duly authorized by Congress. But does the president of the United States actually possess this discretionary authority? Josh breaks down the constitutional debate over impoundment, one of the oldest in the history of the republic.
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288 episodes
Manage episode 463739374 series 3553447
Josh Hammer analyzes the Trump OMB's Monday memo that implements a "temporary pause" on all "federal financial assistance programs"—even those programs that have been duly authorized by Congress. But does the president of the United States actually possess this discretionary authority? Josh breaks down the constitutional debate over impoundment, one of the oldest in the history of the republic.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
288 episodes
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