Under the Constitution, only Congress has the power of the purse. Once Congress appropriates funds (like Ryan White, Medicaid, SNAP, etc.), the executive branch does not get to selectively shut them off to punish a state. #LawsDontCareAboutYourFeelings
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Under the Constitution, only Congress has the power of the purse. Once Congress appropriates funds (like Ryan White, Medicaid, SNAP, etc.), the executive branch does not get to selectively shut them off to punish a state. #LawsDontCareAboutYourFeelings