But President Trump, through a series of tactics, slowing down, freezing impoundments, walking slow walking funding until the end of the fiscal year, and then saying, oops, the fiscal year ended, President Trump... has been stealing the power of the purse and creating an effective line item veto. The Supreme Court's already weighed in, said a line item veto is unconstitutional. So we're calling on our Republican colleagues to stand with us together to defend the Constitution and the separation of powers. (06:40–08:07)
CLAIM
Asserts that President Trump is undermining Congress's power of the purse and creating a de facto line item veto.
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