Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.”
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
January 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.”
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?
February 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
She can duck and weave, but Susan Collins is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. She’s responsible for overseeing the appropriations process, including funding for ICE. Collins voted in favor of providing $70 billion in additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol. Vote her out.
July 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
She can duck and weave, but Susan Collins is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. She’s responsible for overseeing the appropriations process, including funding for ICE. Collins voted in favor of providing $70 billion in additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol. Vote her out.
TAPPER: If Trump had the power to pay TSA agents this whole time, why only start going it now?
HOMAN: Look, I don't understand -- I'm a cop -- I don't understand the whole appropriations language, appropriations law
HOMAN: Look, I don't understand -- I'm a cop -- I don't understand the whole appropriations language, appropriations law
March 29, 2026 at 1:24 PM
TAPPER: If Trump had the power to pay TSA agents this whole time, why only start going it now?
HOMAN: Look, I don't understand -- I'm a cop -- I don't understand the whole appropriations language, appropriations law
HOMAN: Look, I don't understand -- I'm a cop -- I don't understand the whole appropriations language, appropriations law
Unconstitutional. Appropriations bills are laws. If the president is not bound by them, he can make laws by fiat and is acting like a dictator. No Democrat can vote for any appropriations or debt ceiling bill while this is happening.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Unconstitutional. Appropriations bills are laws. If the president is not bound by them, he can make laws by fiat and is acting like a dictator. No Democrat can vote for any appropriations or debt ceiling bill while this is happening.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
If appropriations aren't law, then they aren't appropriations.
A1, S9: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
How do members of Congress not know what the Constitutional says about Congress?
A1, S9: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
How do members of Congress not know what the Constitutional says about Congress?
January 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If appropriations aren't law, then they aren't appropriations.
A1, S9: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
How do members of Congress not know what the Constitutional says about Congress?
A1, S9: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
How do members of Congress not know what the Constitutional says about Congress?
Excuse me while I vent for a moment
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins slams the Trump admin’s NIH cuts as “poorly conceived” and says she has called RFK to “to express my strong opposition to these arbitrary cuts in funding for vital research.” She says he promised to “re-examine this initiative” if confirmed as HHS secretary.
February 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Excuse me while I vent for a moment
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
“Senior federal officials have quietly counseled several agencies against firing employees while the government is shut down — as President Donald Trump has suggested he will — warning the strategy may violate appropriations law”
Do* violate appropriations law
Do* violate appropriations law
October 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Senior federal officials have quietly counseled several agencies against firing employees while the government is shut down — as President Donald Trump has suggested he will — warning the strategy may violate appropriations law”
Do* violate appropriations law
Do* violate appropriations law
Just in case any of y'all thought they'd actually filibuster the appropriations bills coming with all the anti-trans provisions and shut the government down.
Call your senators, demand no anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in appropriations bills.
Call your senators, demand no anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in appropriations bills.
Schumer on government funding: "Our position remains this: We want to keep the government open by engaging in bipartisan negotiation where we can address some of the grave harms Donald Trump has caused to our health care system and help Americans with the cost of living."
September 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Just in case any of y'all thought they'd actually filibuster the appropriations bills coming with all the anti-trans provisions and shut the government down.
Call your senators, demand no anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in appropriations bills.
Call your senators, demand no anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in appropriations bills.
“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”
Well that's not how appropriations work at all
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”
in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse through the Appropriations Clause, which states, “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” This constitutes a violation of our Constitution.
February 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse through the Appropriations Clause, which states, “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” This constitutes a violation of our Constitution.
NEW: Appropriations democrats sound the alarm bells on the impoundment crisis trump created when he blocked congressionally appropriated money.
January 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
NEW: Appropriations democrats sound the alarm bells on the impoundment crisis trump created when he blocked congressionally appropriated money.
Well that's not how appropriations work at all
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Well that's not how appropriations work at all
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
appropriations
ICE operations
boat murders
financial corruption
Day 1 stuff
ICE operations
boat murders
financial corruption
Day 1 stuff
September 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
appropriations
ICE operations
boat murders
financial corruption
Day 1 stuff
ICE operations
boat murders
financial corruption
Day 1 stuff
Right now, Congress is working on an appropriations bill to fund these guys
by @democraticwins.bsky.social CNN just aired a devastating compilation of all the times ICE brutally attacked Americans. Remember, Donald Trump sponsored this. This is done at his command.
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Right now, Congress is working on an appropriations bill to fund these guys
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
2025 House Appropriations Chair: "Appropriations is not a law."
2025 House Appropriations Chair: "Appropriations is not a law."
Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.”
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
January 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
2025 House Appropriations Chair: "Appropriations is not a law."
2025 House Appropriations Chair: "Appropriations is not a law."
one of the things that drive me crazy about the defense of impoundment is that it is in such obvious bad faith. like, of course congressional appropriations are directives! why would congress have oversight powers if the constitutional expectation was that appropriations were advisory?
One thing that’s difficult to get people to really grasp is that impoundment is both lawless and actively undermines the basis of democracy. It’s one of those areas where rule of law and democracy are extremely closely aligned, the only area where it’s closer would be election law itself.
February 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
one of the things that drive me crazy about the defense of impoundment is that it is in such obvious bad faith. like, of course congressional appropriations are directives! why would congress have oversight powers if the constitutional expectation was that appropriations were advisory?
🧪 BREAKING (good news): Senate subcommittee says NO! to Trump's proposed slashes to NASA & NSF funding.
Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24.
See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it.
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Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24.
See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it.
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Subcommittee Markup of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
July 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🧪 BREAKING (good news): Senate subcommittee says NO! to Trump's proposed slashes to NASA & NSF funding.
Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24.
See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it.
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Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24.
See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Pete Hegseth attacks a former colleague and Fox corespondent for reporting on a letter sent by Dems on the House Appropriations Committee.
February 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Pete Hegseth attacks a former colleague and Fox corespondent for reporting on a letter sent by Dems on the House Appropriations Committee.
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.