nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/f220bf005189399b DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250722s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/f220bf005189399b doi eng 342 23 Super, David Author aut The Demise of Congress - The U.S. Congress’s Abandonment of its Power of the Purse Super, David Verfassungsblog 2025-07-22 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Last week, Congress passed a bill permitting deep cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting programs – just days after enacting what Donald Trump hailed as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” widely seen as a legislative disaster. Congress is increasingly surrendering its constitutional power of the purse and, with it, its institutional identity in relation to the presidency. Its collapse in favor of pure partisanship signals the breakdown of the system of checks and balances at the heart of the U.S. Constitution. CC BY-SA 4.0 Budget Political parties Presidential power US Congress US constitution USA. Congress separation of powers (DE-588)35622-0 gnd USA. Congress Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/us-congress-demise/ raw object