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Posted by: Margaret Wood
The Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9 directs that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” Each year the U.S. Congress drafts legislation to appropriate funds for the continued operation of the government during the next fiscal year. Since 1921, this process has been …
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The annual State of the Union address by the President of the United States to a joint session of the U.S. Congress has become a modern ritual that generates considerable discussion among newspaper and broadcast commentators, bloggers, and the Twitterverse. This commentary covers a broad array of topics, including political analysis, comments on special guests, …
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