The power of the House Appropriations Committee over agency budgets has recently diminished, in part because of

A. an increase in marking-up practices by other House committees.
B. congressional concern with meeting spending limits.
C. the 1983 Supreme Court ruling on the legislative veto.
D. a decline in the use of trust funds by Congress.
E. an increase in legislative inducements to restrict spending on entitlement programs.


Answer: B

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