New page: The '''Appropriations Clause''' authorizes Congress to spend money and requires that it keep a record of the expenditures. Specifically, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 states: {{cquot...
The '''Appropriations Clause''' authorizes [[Congress]] to spend money and requires that it keep a record of the expenditures. Specifically, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 states:
{{cquote|No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.}}