We introduced 20 plus amendments to the budget resolution to remove provisions that would harm Coloradans. We voted no after the Rs. No, no, no. I mean the Rs voted no after our amendments. Congress is granted the power of the purse in the Constitution. Many of Trump's cuts to funding passed by Congress are by any measure unconstitutional. It's the judicial branch's job to hold the Trump administration accountable when they violate the Constitution. (13:12–13:16)
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Reasserts that Congress is constitutionally granted the power of the purse.
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