The Constitution confers the power of the purse, the power to make appropriations in law to the Congress. It is right there. It's Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7. The courts have repeatedly ruled that there is no inherent authority for the President to impound funds. Justice Kavanaugh, then for the D.C. circuit, wrote, and I quote, even the President does not have unilateral authority to refuse to spend. (01:02–01:09)
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