Jeff Merkley: “Canceling resources for these programs is both illegal and unconstitutional.”

“He and Russ Vogt, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, proceeded to, in the dark of night, notify that they were canceling nearly a billion dollars in programs authorized and funded by by law. Well, let's be clear. Canceling resources for these programs is both illegal and unconstitutional. Illegal because the funding is in law, passed by Congress and signed into law by the President himself. And unconstitutional because the Constitution creates a separation of powers with the power of the purse belonging to Congress, not the President.” (00:55–01:00)

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