Sr Director of Federal Budget Policy, @amprog/@CAPAction. Before: OMB46, Transition46, @SenateBudget (Murray & Sanders). CBO & OMB’s biggest fan! Personal acct.
The way the Judgment Fund is being used for the Trump “settlement” creates a profound loophole in the Appropriations Clause, allowing an administration to fund any program it wants without an appropriation. Sort of thing the Court needs to stop.