We have a lot of work ahead and I know we can get there. Passing full year funding bills to ensure that Congress, not Trump or Russ vote, decides how taxpayer dollars are spent. We should never turn the keys over to Trump and his Cabinet secretaries, allowing them to make unilateral cuts and to shift funding around however they please. Every day they prove in a new way how critical it is that Congress assert its authority and reign in their chaos. And I will continue working to do that on the Appropriations Committee. (09:32–09:42)
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Asserts that Congress should not allow the executive branch to make unilateral budget decisions.
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