Congress does the appropriating. The executive branch of government does not have any money on its own. Every dollar that the executive branch possesses comes from Article 1. It comes from Congress through the appropriations process. So that's the first question, is where is this money being pulled from? Number two, what legal authority do they have to do it separate, apart from whether it even makes sense? (01:56–02:04)
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Asserts that all funds for the executive branch are appropriated by Congress under Article 1.
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