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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHouse Democrats threaten to use the power of the purse to compel cooperation from administration
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/8/1856308/-House-Democrats-threaten-to-use-the-power-of-the-purse-to-compel-cooperation-from-administrationThe salaries of Interior, Commerce, and Justice Department staff who are refusing to cooperate with the House could be on the line if they keep up their obstruction. That's the clear threat from House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings.
The Maryland Democrat sent letters to eight current and former Trump administration officials informing them that if they continue to block two of the panel's investigations, they could feel the power of the Democrats' purse. "Please be advised that any official at the Department who 'prohibits or prevents' or 'attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent' any officer or employee of the Federal Government from speaking with the Committee could have his or her salary withheld pursuant to section 713 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act," he wrote.
It is indeed within Congress' power to do that. It's also within its explicit power under the Constitution to conduct oversight. In the case of these inquiriesinto the administration's push to have a citizenship question on the census and into whether Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and his staff are comply with federal record-keeping lawsthe administration is either refusing or ignoring interview requests.
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House Democrats threaten to use the power of the purse to compel cooperation from administration (Original Post)
ananda
May 2019
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onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)1. Yes yes yes
PSPS
(13,598 posts)2. These crooks are heavily on the pad, so getting no salary would have no effect.
In fact, this also applies to all GOP politicians.
unblock
(52,227 posts)3. so how does this get enforced?
say barr just continues to take their salary from the doj budget.
i guess the house takes the doj to court? what if the senate disagrees? say it doesn't matter and say the courts agree with the house.
then say that barr ignores the court order and continues to take his salary. then what?
who prosecutes the prosecutors?