Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
ISSN
0006-8047
Publisher
Boston University, School of Law
Language
En-US
Abstract
The Constitution places control of the federal government's funds in the hands of Congress. This article examines Congress' exercise of discretion in connection with expenditures, impoundments, debt and taxation. It concludes that its actual control over the government's funds has become limited over time and makes recommendations for more robust exercise of its traditional authority.
Recommended Citation
Alan L. Feld,
The Shrunken Power of the Purse
,
in
89
Boston University Law Review
487
(2009).
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