William Colgan The House can't control the purse by itself (in the Constitution it is delegated to Congress). The Senate and the President have to sign on. You think the House can just pass a bill? What it means to "control the purse" means that the House is the one with the authority to say $0.00 or a trillion. But the rest of the government has to concur.  This is how I understand the system working. There are some other minor perks which people in the House can use to cause trouble but they can't abolish the FBI, etc.

William Colgan The House can't control the purse by itself (in the Constitution it is delegated to Congress). The Senate and the President have to sign on. You think the House can just pass a bill? What it means to "control the purse" means that the House is the one with the authority to say $0.00 or a trillion. But the rest of the government has to concur.  This is how I understand the system working. There are some other minor perks which people in the House can use to cause trouble but they can't abolish the FBI, etc.

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