Examples+of+Power+of+the+Purse

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When President Bush wanted to send troops to the Middle East, he was not able to make that decision on his own, any time he wanted. He had to go in front of Congress and make a request for the funding to do as he wished. At the time, Congress must have thought doing what Bush wanted was a good idea because they gave him the funding.

This process occurs whenever a government official, even with as much power as the President, wants to fund governmental actions.