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Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine (theintercept.com)

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[–] homesweethomeMrL -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow you see his name and think he's directly invovled?

HE. IS. NOT. Give it up.

Executive branch of the government runs the agency.

As someone who knows jack shit, that's correct. What do you suppose "running the agency" entails? Buying pens and staplers? Noting who's absent today? Sending out agency picnic invites? No. That is 100% not how it works at all. You're VERY much mistaken.

And since you're a leading academic in the field of civics education in the US, please enlighten us as to who holds the "purse strings" for the government agencies such as the EPA.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And no, nobody expects Biden to personally to hold the bag, but his administration has direct control.

Please re-read what I said. You're arguing against yourself.

And since you're a leading academic in the field of civics education in the US, please enlighten us as to who holds the "purse strings" for the government agencies such as the EPA.

Since money was already approved (see https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-600m-11-grantmakers-fund-thousands-environmental), executive branch has full discretion over it via the agency.

Republicans literally can't do anything about it except for talking. The bill was passed that allocated the money, it's out of their hands now.

[–] homesweethomeMrL -1 points 1 week ago

Republicans literally can't do anything about it except for talking.

So what's the hold up then? Biden hates Palestine?

First of all, the group doesn't do anything with Palestine, they demonstrated like a million others and the article heavily implies that that's why they didn't get money. I think that's bullshit. If you know better, what's the reason then?