His message will act as a stark reminder to colleagues that they must find cuts rather than make spending proposals.

While it can vote against bank spending proposals, it cannot block them.

There were a lot of new spending proposals.

He grew frustrated with the limits and delays that any mayor faces in trying to implement his programs, particularly with too many spending proposals chasing too few dollars.

During her career she voted against many goods and services she characterized as being luxury, opposing around 50% of the spending proposals in the city government.