It should be obvious: three equal branches of govt - and the power of Congress is the power of the budget, which must originate in the House of Representatives.
When the H of R gives up the power of the purse strings they have ceded all their power and authority. That is why the bureaucracy (DS) is beginning to be the government. Congress even ceded their authority to write laws to the DS, and now they wonder why they have such little control... THEY GAVE IT UP!
Absolutely. Especially when they allowed that crapbucket called Obamacare to originate in the Senate.
They have the power to take it back as soon as they have the votes. As for this bunch of publicans, we’ve left them sit far too long for any good that they have accomplished.