EXCLUSIVE: Freedom Caucus Chair Moves To Defang Agency Cherished By ‘Political Establishment’
House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris introduced a bill Friday placing limits on a congressional agency’s ability to block President Donald Trump’s spending decisions. The bill would require the Government…
House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris introduced a bill Friday placing limits on a congressional agency’s ability to block President Donald Trump’s spending decisions.
The bill would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the legislative branch’s “watchdog” agency, to secure congressional approval before filing a civil lawsuit against the Trump administration. There are nearly 40 open GAO inquiries into Trump administration funding freezes, agency head Gene Dodaro said in April.
“President Trump was elected to disrupt the status quo and return power to the American people,” Harris said in a statement. “This bill protects President Trump from GAO overreach and ensures that the agency cannot be weaponized by the political establishment to obstruct President Trump’s agenda or to drag out baseless legal challenges designed to grind the Executive Branch to a halt.”
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“We are aware of the proposed legislation and are reviewing the potential impact on GAO’s work,” GAO spokeswoman Sarah Kaczmarek told the