2025-02-05 10:09:39

Republicans in Congress mostly shrug as Musk and DOGE set sights on spending

Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5286426/congress-republicans-musk-doge-usaid

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