Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the President's Influence

Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

A) The president has final say over all department budgets,but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies.
B) The president proposes agency budgets,but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money.
C) The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets.-Consider This: Although the head of the executive branch,the president does not hold "power of the purse," as specified in the Constitution.
D) The president has no authority in the budgeting process.