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OMB Moves to Assert Control Over Congressional Spending

Original: OMB Reaches for Congress’s Purse Strings but December is Coming

The Office of Management and Budget is making a push to exercise greater control over federal funding that the Constitution assigns to Congress, according to legal commentary from Akin Gump. Analysts warn the effort could trigger a confrontation over the power of the purse, with a critical deadline looming in December when government funding measures must be resolved on Capitol Hill.

Why now: A looming December funding deadline has focused attention on executive-legislative battles over spending power.

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