Subpoena

The incoming Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy says that he will investigate democrats using the power of the purse and subpoenas. The power of the purse is severely limited as long as congress is using continuing resolutions in place of a budget. In the regular budget process each item is looked at individually but in a CR all the spending is lumped together in one package. Congress has failed to pass a budget by October1 almost every year for 45 years. The only way McCarthy can stop funding for a particular request is to get rid of the continuing resolution. Other wise he must shut down the government and he is not going to do that over some investigation. As far as subpoenas go he can issue them but only the Justice Department can enforce them and the Biden Justice will not do that if there is anything of significance involved. The congress has no teeth. The presidency is where the power lies.