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Breaking news: The Trump administration does not plan to seek approval from Congress for President Trump’s planned 250-foot arch, arguing that they do not need it because lawmakers a century ago authorized a somewhat similar project that was never built.

washingtonpost.comTrump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress’s okayThe administration say they are building on a project authorized by Congress a century ago. Lawyers and Democrats said the argument is an attempt to evade federal law.

John Bellone ⁉️

@jbellone.dev

I didn’t realize appropriations were so open ended that you can go back a century to find something that was never built as an authorization to spend today’s money.

20/5/26, 11:05 pm1 repost1 like

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