Cabinet in a rare but not unprecedented move confirmed Saturday it spent $40.3 billion, about eight percent of its annual budget, by special warrant. The alternative would have seen federal functions cease at the start of a new budget year including payment of Old Age Security and salaries for police and prison guards: ‘It is urgently required for the public good.’
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