We seem to be getting mixed messages about what Trump did with COVID-19 relief bill.
Trump signs massive COVID relief bill, invokes Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (12.27.20)
Insights welcome.
My understanding is the Impoundment Act allows the president to request that congress cut spending from a bill.
But Congress is free to reject the presidents request
If that’s so, what happened here is that Trump caved and he’s invoking the impoundment act to save face and camouflage the fact that he caved.