{"id":593588,"date":"2021-07-16T13:20:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T17:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=593588"},"modified":"2021-07-16T13:20:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T17:20:28","slug":"exclusive-top-house-republican-calls-for-legal-action-from-states-over-bidens-border-wall-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-top-house-republican-calls-for-legal-action-from-states-over-bidens-border-wall-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Top House Republican Calls For Legal Action From States Over Biden\u2019s Border Wall Freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-top-house-republican-calls-for-legal-action-from-states-over-bidens-border-wall-freeze%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=593588&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The&nbsp;top&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;on&nbsp;the House Budget Committee called for legal action from state attorneys general in a letter Friday over President Joe Biden\u2019s decision to freeze appropriated border wall funds.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jason Smith alleges in the letter, first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, that Biden\u2019s January decision was a violation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/history.house.gov\/Historical-Highlights\/1951-2000\/Congressional-Budget-and-Impoundment-Control-Act-of-1974\/\">Impoundment Control Act of 1974<\/a>, which reasserted Congress\u2019 sole authority over budgetary spending. Smith argued that while the Government Accountability Office said that Biden\u2019s change to a budget President Donald Trump signed into law was a \u201cpolicy choice\u201d and not in violation, it has ruled differently on previous issues with different presidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs previous legal opinions from the GAO on similar matters have noted, the withholding of congressionally appropriated federal funds for a policy reason may result in a violation of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974,\u201d the letter stated. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/17\/gop-joe-biden-senate-border-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: 40 GOP Senators Allege Border Wall Freeze Is Illegal)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7169121\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7169121\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7169121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232049131-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"A photo taken on March 30, 2021 shows a general view of an unfinished section of a border wall that former US president Donald Trump tried to build near the southern Texas border city of Roma. - The 11,000 inhabitants of the Texas border town Roma have been living with illegal immigrants for decades. Many have mixed feelings about the new arrivals: empathy and compassion on the one hand - especially since many of their family members also arrived in the United States illegally - but also concern and fear about the growing number of migrants in recent months. Sometimes 500 per night, many of them families or unaccompanied minors. (Photo by Ed JONES \/ AFP) (Photo by ED JONES\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232049131-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1232049131-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232049131-620x465-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232049131-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232049131-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1232049131-2048x1536-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1232049131-190x142.jpg 190w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1232049131-70x52.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7169121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A general view of an unfinished section of a border wall near the southern Texas border city of Roma. (ED JONES\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs GAO\u2019s opinion states, it is clear that Congress appropriated, and President Trump signed into law, funds specifically for the purpose of constructing a border barrier on multiple occasions,\u201d Smith said in the letter, pointing out alleged inconsistencies between how it reacted to similar instances during Trump\u2019s term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllowing the Executive Branch to overreach and abuse the separation of powers by taking actions to circumvent congressional intent not only carries negative short-term effects, but the potential for long-term abuses as well,\u201d Smith writes.<\/p>\n<p>Biden campaigned on stopping border wall construction, and froze funds allocated for it once taking office. The GAO <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/24\/government-accountability-office-donald-trump-joe-biden-border-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opened an investigation<\/a> into his decision in March, but did not find that he exceeded his presidential authority.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has considered <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/06\/joe-biden-alejandro-mayorkas-immigration-and-customs-enforemcement-customs-and-border-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reinforcing the border<\/a> in areas most desperately in need, but in June <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/11\/joe-biden-department-of-defense-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">redirected $2 billion<\/a> back to the Department of Defense that Trump had originally shifted toward border wall construction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Smith Letter to NAAG 7.16.21 on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/516095447\/Smith-Letter-to-NAAG-7-16-21#from_embed\">Smith Letter to NAAG 7.16.21<\/a> by <a title=\"View Daily Caller News Foundation&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/292804634\/Daily-Caller-News-Foundation#from_embed\">Daily Caller News Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0top\u00a0Republican\u00a0on\u00a0the House Budget Committee called for legal action from state attorneys general in a letter Friday over President Joe Biden\u2019s decision to freeze appropriated border wall funds.Rep. 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