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Trump plans to use presidential power known as impoundment to control spending

NPR | By Franco Ordoñez
Published November 27, 2024 at 4:54 PM EST

President-elect Trump wants to roll back spending that Congress has already approved. But a 1974 law may stand in his way.

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Franco Ordoñez
Franco Ordoñez is an NPR White House correspondent.
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