Article I of the U.S. Constitution vests spending authority for the “general welfare” with Congress. Indeed, U.S. senators and members of Congress are elected to represent the communities and constituencies that benefit from federal spending decisions. Congress is the anointed steward of taxpayer dollars. Congressionally directed spending and community project funding are embodiments of that authority. Yet, for a century, Congress has delegated almost all but the top-line spending allocations to the executive branch, which has no spending authority under Article II of the Constitution. Congressional appropriations laws allocate spending to executive agencies in slabs of millions, tens
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