I’m undecided as to whether this is more fuckery from Bill Barr or just standard corporate capture at #DOJ. Or maybe some combination of both. Sometimes the worst corruption is the legal kind #Accountability #Corruption https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1329144487264870403
Once again, the Trump administration undermines the #Constitution and Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse by monkeying around with tax dollars through the #Apportionment process. This kind of executive overreach will continue until #Congress claws back its power https://twitter.com/housebudgetdems/status/1329845553606369282
Check this piece out to learn more about the #Apportionment process and why it needs to be reformed https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2020/06/secret-spending-decisions-undermine-the-rule-of-law/?utm_source=pogotwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_term=governance&utm_content=link
Secret Spending Decisions Undermine the Rule of Law

As an executive branch office routinely undermines the rule of law with secret decisions on taxpayer dollars, Congress must act to uphold its role under the Constitution.

https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2020/06/secret-spending-decisions-undermine-the-rule-of-law/?utm_source=pogotwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_term=governance&utm_content=link
@sorendayton and I were talking about the WHO funding issue a while ago and it looks like we were right https://thefulcrum.us/balance-of-power/power-of-the-purse
Congress is losing ground on the budget; it's time it claws that power back

As Congress begins to exercise the power of the purse again, by starting this month to produce spending measures for the coming year, it would do well to learn from the troubling weaknesses the WHO...

https://thefulcrum.us/balance-of-power/power-of-the-purse
And here is the @POGOBlog clap-back to the Trump administration’s refusal to be more transparent on the #Apportionment issue https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2020/08/executive-branch-fights-to-keep-spending-decisions-secret-with-flimsy-arguments/
Executive Branch Fights to Keep Spending Decisions Secret with Flimsy Arguments

Amid historic spending and deficits, the Trump administration is pushing back on reasonable transparency reforms that would let the American public know how our money is being spent.

https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2020/08/executive-branch-fights-to-keep-spending-decisions-secret-with-flimsy-arguments/
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