Feb. 13, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging Congress to suspend the Impoundment Control Act and enact President Donald Trump’s White House Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts undertaken to date:
“The Impoundment Control Act negated about 170 years of precedent wherein presidents had the absolute Article II executive authority to not spend funds authorized by Congress when they deemed such spending unnecessary, starting with Thomas Jefferson all the way through Richard Nixon. Besides recessions and wars, the result was relatively sound fiscal policy. The stunning findings of the White House Department of Government Efficiency of waste and theft of taxpayer resources requires that President Trump do what is necessary to end that waste and theft. Congress cannot be expected to guess how much and where the waste and theft is occurring. Only the President has that ability in administering the laws. Suspending the unconstitutional Impoundment Control Act until Dec. 31, 2026 could reduce the deficit by as much as $1 trillion.
“Importantly, this would alter the current projected spending baselines by incorporating the savings now being touted by the White House. While President Trump is likely to challenge the Impoundment Control Act in a multi-year court battle, Congress can settle the issue right now in the budget bill for the next two years, allowing the experiment in actually cutting spending to occur and the DOGE savings to be realized. Additionally, Congress should authorize the President’s DOGE cuts already undertaken to clear away any legal ambiguities. The government fraud and waste crisis uncovered by DOGE demands that Congress take this simple action to ensure it is ended once and for all.”
Attachments:
“GAO Estimated $233 Billion To $521 Billion Fraud Annually in 2024 As Court Clarifies Treasury Can Access Its Own Systems. Trump Should Just Publish Everything.” By Robert Romano, Feb. 12, 2025 at https://dailytorch.com/2025/02/gao-estimated-233-billion-to-521-billion-fraud-annually-in-2024-as-court-clarifies-treasury-can-access-its-own-systems-trump-should-just-publish-everything/
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