This Rep from Texas was new on the job as appropriations chair and found in documents he alone had the power of the purse.
Scary....that a long time Congressman is just finding out about the HOR’s power of the purse. Even our Congress is being dumbed down, now? Yikes.
Look how well that power of the purse thing worked out with 0Care and PP. Aren’t they both still being funded??
Sorry to sound so cynical....just can’t overlook recent history :(
Scary....that a long time Congressman is just finding out about the HOR’s power of the purse. Even our Congress is being dumbed down, now? Yikes.
Look how well that power of the purse thing worked out with 0Care and PP. Aren’t they both still being funded??
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You are right - it points out the need for a shake up in DC because congress members have no incentive to do what is right.
On the other hand, perhaps that power was always controlled by the speaker.
From the bio info below, it indicates there may be others on the House Appropriations Committee with ability to oversee various parts of gov’t.
From his biography
http://culberson.house.gov/biography/
Culberson was elected in 2000.
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John is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for funding the federal government. His position on the committee allows him to rein in federal spending and promote less federal regulation and more local control. His subcommittee assignments include the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Subcommittee, Homeland Security Subcommittee, and the Transportation Housing & Urban Development Subcommittee.