The Power of the House Appropriations Committee Over Agency Budgets

 The power of the House Appropriations Committee over agency budgets has recently diminished,in part because of 

A)  an increase in marking-up practices by other House committees. 
B)  congressional concern with meeting spending limits. 
C)  the 1983 Supreme Court ruling on the legislative veto. 
D)  a decline in the use of trust funds by Congress. 
E)  an increase in legislative inducements to restrict spending on entitlement programs.