“Democrats in Congress are right to demand real transparency and oversight before signing on to the inevitable bailout. The bailout would be rife with potential for abuse in the most honest and open administration, which does not describe the Trump administration.
Even before we reached this urgent moment, Trump and his attorney general, William Barr, have argued that the president’s constitutional power is “plenary” and “illimitable,” and that the president can ignore legislation that “encroaches” on that power. Congress’s foundational checks on the president are the power of oversight of the executive branch, what Woodrow Wilson called the “informing function” of Congress, and the power of the purse.
They must use those checks now.”
Miller, Brad. Here’s How Congress Can Stop Trump and His Gang from Plundering the Coronavirus Bailout. Daily Beast. March 25, 2020. https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-how-congress-can-stop-trump-and-his-gang-from-plundering-the-coronavirus-bailout.