It is an obligation the framers entrusted specifically to Congress. And Article 1 is not a process we can exercise only when it is politically convenient. It's a charge we must uphold. The power of the purse carries with it the mandate to fund the government in a timely, orderly and reliable manner. And while it is the duty of both Republicans and Democrats to advocate and debate specific levels of funding priorities and oversight of federal programs, the tactic of plunging the … (01:43–01:51)
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Asserts that the power of the purse mandates funding the government in a timely, orderly, and reliable manner.
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