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Re:Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks by Gigachad on Sunday March 30, 2025 @08:53PM (#43529469)
Is an executive order the correct way to go about this though? Aren’t they for handling emergencies?
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Re:Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks by Henchman21 on Sunday March 30, 2025 @08:55PM (#43529485)
The emergency is that Congress has given up its duties.
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Re:Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks by _rm on Sunday March 30, 2025 @09:03PM (#43529553)
Haven't they like literally not passed a single bill yet?
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Re:Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks by toomuchtodo on Sunday March 30, 2025 @09:05PM (#43529567)
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes
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Re:Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks by toomuchtodo on Sunday March 30, 2025 @08:54PM (#43529480)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order

Not just for emergencies, although etiquette would’ve dictated a federal agency proposing the EO before being issued by POTUS.

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Re:Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks by voidfunc on Sunday March 30, 2025 @08:55PM (#43529481)
Executive orders being for emergencies went out the window ages ago.
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