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How much control will the executive have over the county’s purse strings?
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
A lot of people emulate some sort of legacy in order to shake the purse strings of their audience.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The findings appeared to inch the government closer to a high-stakes constitutional showdown, as President Trump increasingly claims expansive powers to defy lawmakers and control the nation’s purse strings as part of his broad reorganization of American government.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When tariffs are announced and retracted on short notice, investors often tighten purse strings, public markets wobble and valuations become harder to defend.
—Natalie Dolphin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
A lot of people emulate some sort of legacy in order to shake the purse strings of their audience.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The findings appeared to inch the government closer to a high-stakes constitutional showdown, as President Trump increasingly claims expansive powers to defy lawmakers and control the nation’s purse strings as part of his broad reorganization of American government.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When tariffs are announced and retracted on short notice, investors often tighten purse strings, public markets wobble and valuations become harder to defend.
—Natalie Dolphin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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