Decision in this case is the first time in a court in our nations history has hel that congress violated the appropriations clause by enacting a statute providing funding. This court should uphold the cfpbs funding statute because it is firmly grounded in constitutional text and in historical practice dating back to the founding. The text of the constitution shows that when the framers one to limit Congress Appropriations authority they did so expressly. While the framers restricted appropriationsor the army to two years, they applied no similar limits on appropriations for any other agency. History confirms that. Since the Founding Congress has consistently fundedgencies through standing appropriations that are not timelimited and that provide significant discretion over how much t spend. The First Congress did exactly this at the very first agency it create t customserce, and the same isru for of the founding era agencsncluding the post office, the national mint, the patent office, r
A Public Service along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. The suprem court heard oral argunt on whether the consumer fincial Protection Bureaus ndg structure is unconstitutional. The case stems from thegencys payday lending role, the sixth rcuit court of appeals previously ruled against it prompting the federal government to appeal e decision to the supreme cot. The justices have through june 2024 to issue a ruling. We will hear argument this morning in case 22 448, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau versus the Community Financial services association. Mr. Cef justice and may it please the courtthe Circuit Decision in this case is the firs tim any court in our nations historyas held that congress vioted the appropriations clause by enacting a statute providing funding. Roviding funding. This court shouldphold the cfpbs funding statute because it is firmly gunded in constitutional text andn historical practice datin back to the founding. T
Neutral act we believe this now to a supreme courtra arguments on whether the Consumer Financial protection bureaus funding structure is unconstitutional. Live coverage on cspan2. Decision in this case is the first time in a court in our nations history has held that congress violated the appropriations clause by enacting a statute providing funding. This court should uphold the cfpbs fding statute because it is firmly groundedn constitutional text and in historical practice dating bac to the founding. The text of the constitution shows that when the framers one to limit Congress Appropriations authority they did so expressly. While the framers restricted appropriations for the army to two years, they applied no similar limits on appropriations for any other agency. History confirms that. Since the foundingongress has consistently funded agencies through standg appropriations that are not timelimited and that provide significant discretion over how much to spend. Their congress did exa
Very much for joining us here in the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Ill be back later tonight. 6 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room. Stay with Cnn Inside Politics with dana bash starts right now welcome to inside hala. Take some dana bash. We start at the Supreme Court where the justices appear deeply divided over one of the biggest abortion cases. Since roe versus says wade was overturned. The issue is whether an idaho abortion ban prevents doctors from performing abortions for women who are having a medical emergency that may not be lifethreatening, but is a threat to her health. Cnns paula reid, and meg tirrell are here to break it down. Paula, im going to start with you. Give us sort of a synopsis of what we have heard. Obviously not just the arguments, but maybe more importantly, the kinds of questions the justices are asking. Yeah, so this case specifically focused on the state of idaho. Theres an abortion ban, there boat and it comes to emergency medical treatm
While we were on the august recess, it was projected that theyd reach trillion, doubling the estimate of we simply cannot continue down this path of spending large sums of money without regard to the fiscal future of our nation. This bill takes the same approach American Families take every day. They simply have to do more with less under the biden economy. American families decide every single day where to cut back spending to pay for whats most important for them. For them, those decisions are difficult. Likewise, we have to make tough, difficult decisions for the good of the nation. This represents 2. 7 billion across discretionary accounts throughout this bill except for the Supplemental Program for w. I. C. With this reduction the fiscal year 2024 agriculture appropriation bills discretionary allocation is 15. 1 billion. By redirecting nearly 7. 5 billion in unobligated funds from the inflation reduction act, this funds the food and agriculture and the Commodity Futures Trading Co