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Brian Fitzpatrick: “I sent a letter to Mr. Blanche today posing some very basic…”

Featuring: Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 1st Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 01:52

No. No. So first and foremost, Caitlin, the executive branch does not have any money in its own right. Every dime they have is appropriated by Congress. So I sent a letter to Mr. Blanche today posing some very basic questions. He's got a June 1 deadline to get me the answers of where this money is coming from. Obviously, it was appropriated to DOJ as part of an appropriations bill. We want to know what account that money currently resides in, where is he pulling it from, what authority they have to do this. (01:52–02:04)

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