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impoundment powers  

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  • The power of the president to not spend money appropriated by Congress. Until 1974, the most powerful presidential tool in overcoming the congressional funding prerogative was the power of impoundment—the president's refusal to spend funds that Congress had appropriated for a particular purpose. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Impoundment Powers]

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