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Representative Chellie Pingree | American Conversations
Heather Cox Richardson·Aug 4, 2026
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The appropriations process is a critical tool for Congress to influence policy and spending, but the current administration bypasses standard procedures to redirect funds for its own purposes.
“As a little aside, that's what we do in appropriations is we try to use it as a tool, whether it's our administration or another, you know, just to to to have an impact policy-wise on how money is going to be spent.”
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