Congress will not abolish the Department of Education. That message in this bill is headed his way, and he's going to sign that bill into law. Importantly, These bills ensure that Congress, not President Trump or Russ, vote, decide how our taxpayer dollars are going to be spent. by reasserting Congress's power of the purse. Getting these bills signed into law means President Trump and his Cabinet secretaries will no longer have the legal authority to unilaterally defund programs, to fund their own priorities, or to pick and choose which projects to fund. (09:16–09:24)
CLAIM
Asserts that new bills reassert Congress's control over spending decisions.
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