Reading elsewhere, I've seen the idea that Trump can spend what he likes where he likes, as the omnibus appropriations, being not an actual Budget, funds are ........ fungible. Reminded as well this is exactly how Obongo operated for eight years.
Yep! it isn't called the "Discretionary Appropriations Bill", it's like Head Start Program, supposed to be funded by the Fed, not much
money ever showed up for that, because it was discretionary. I haven't seen it lately, but there is the Non-Discretionary side too. it's
larger then the discretionary, and it covers must pay items, like Social Security, Medicare, Interest on the Debt...etc. Congress and
the White House get notified what the Treasury will be paying out each month, no Bills needed.
Congress has been gutless for quite a while.
And it is pointless searching for differences between Red Team and Blue Team.
And ruling by cowardice and complicity is not even closely related to any notion of "good government". Yes, the executive has some flexibility...and the deference to Presidential whim is not a solution, and it only serves to advance the further erosion of trust and ethics when you capitulate to the lowest common denominator of greed and fancy.
The system is too large, too corrupt...it is beyond salvage.
And people cannot wake up fast enough to matter now...maybe later, if they survive...
Whatever, I sound like a, well...
Plan accordingly.