Congress losing grip on power to spend Americans’ money

“If Congress lays down its arms on its most fundamental authority, I don’t know what leg they’re going to have to stand on going forward,” said Brendan Buck, who was an aide to former GOP House speakers Paul D. Ryan and John A. Boehner. “Presidents will take advantage of this opportunity, knowing this is one more area where Congress has weakened itself and the administration can just run over them…