Conservatives in the House believe they may have found the secret path to force instant, deep cuts in government spending.
The conservatives say all it would take is for the House to refuse to fund “unauthorized” programs — the 1,100 line items in the spending bills that Congress approves every year, even though the specific legislative authority for the underlying agency or program lapsed years ago.
“The lack of action to rein in unauthorized appropriations is costing Americans hundreds of billions in tax dollars,” the New York Republican said.Congress holds the power of the purse and generally divides that into two pieces. On the one hand, it creates and sets policies for government agencies, or in D.C.-speak it “authorizes” them. On the other hand, it allocates — or appropriates — money to carry out those policies.
“We technically are not supposed to fund anything that is not authorized. Traditionally they waived that rule when they do a rue and bring it to the floor. What are you going to do if the Rules Committee says ‘No, we’re not going to waive that provision’?” Mr. Simpson said. Mr. Clyde then sprung the trap. He pointed out that the Justice Department itself hasn’t been reauthorized since 2009.
The office of Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, didn’t respond to requests for comment for this story.
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