“I thought Congress controlled the purse strings.”
You mean the congress that passed Obamacare in the first place..
I would not depend on them to do the right thing...
Back when Obamacare was passed Congress was majority Democrat (both houses).
Also, when the TARP and various sundry other bailouts happened, Congress was majority Democrat (both houses).
Come to think of it, Democrats have never met a bailout they didn’t like.