power
on Saturday, June 23, 2018— spending power : the power granted to a government body to make expenditures; specifically : the power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the U.S. — taxing power : the power granted to a government body to lay and collect taxes; specifically : such power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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