The power of the purse is the most important power of Congress. It is so complex and unwieldy that it is difficult for Members and virtuall.
Power of the purse is the influence that legislatures have over public policy because of their power to vote money for public.
Power of the Purse is the control of the House of Commons over Public Expenditure.
What give Congress so much power is that they control the purse strings.
No. Congress (the Legislative Branch) holds the power of the purse, meaning they create the budget and decide what to fund and what not to fund.
The "power of the purse" ---congress can withhold funds from any sector of the bureaucracy which is why the agencies try so hard to influence Congress. In fact, Congress has the power to abolish government agencies and department and eliminate jobs filled by bureaucrats. ( They don't because government workers are also voters and campaigners and there as now so many of them that they can swing elections. Congressmen want to keep their jobs as much as the bureaucrats want to keep theirs. )
The power of the purse.
using their power of the purse to withhold the governors salary
The power to withhold money from a group.
Amount
By refusing to provide the funds necessary to carry out the president's orders.
The most important power is the power to make laws.
The power of the purse.