You seem to want to have an argument, or Democrats think you want to have an argument over the power of the person who holds it. Do you want that to go to the Supreme Court? Well, look, For 200 years, presidents had the ability to spend less than the congressional appropriations. No one would ever dispute. And our founders didn't dispute that Congress has the ability to set the appropriation ceiling. (08:04–08:10)
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Asserts that historically, presidents could spend less than congressional appropriations.
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