Congress could change it, if Congress wanted to and had the votes, but Congress won't.
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The angels are not Congress and Congress comprises few angels, but Congress and only Congress has the constitutional power to appropriate public resources among competing uses.
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"Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress at work," Woodrow Wilson wrote in 1885, years before entering politics.
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Last week, members of Congress took turns telling a special committee of Congress what was wrong with Congress.
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Collectively, they represent the first Muslim women in Congress; the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress; the first Somali-American in Congress; the youngest woman in Congress; and the first Black women elected to Congress by Minnesota and Massachusetts.
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Previous posts: Don't look to the past to fix Congress What we want from Congress Congress should defend democratic norms
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In Congress: Online retailers say it's up to Congress to address the issue — even though Congress has failed to act. Rep.
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That power rests here in Congress and in Congress alone.
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He's not running for Congress just to be in Congress.
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A multiparty Congress would be a stronger Congress, because less of Congress would be oriented around two parties competing for narrow majorities.
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"Courts care what Congress does, not what Congress says," Adler said.
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The divided Congress, what do you think that divided Congress means?
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Tariffs, originally imposed by Congress, can be eliminated by Congress too.
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We need Congress' help ... only Congress can make or change laws.
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It is the National People's Congress, not the National Party Congress.
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Foreign surveillance under fire What Congress createth, Congress can taketh away.
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"Congress can't prosecute a war, Congress can't deploy troops," said Rubio.
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The president can use military force without Congress; she can damage or reconfigure alliances without Congress; she can condemn or sanction adversaries without Congress.
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Congress enacted it, and Congress could amend it, adding an exception that gives Congress access to grand jury materials from a special counsel investigation.
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CHAFFTEZ: These people came to Congress and misled the American and congress.
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"Congress can override, and Congress should override this executive order," said Rep.
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Mobile World Congress needs Samsung more than Samsung needs Mobile World Congress.
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If confirmed by Congress, Hayden would be the 14th Librarian of Congress.
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Since Congress funds the research, Congress also has responsibility to get results.
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That meant Congress ended up doing what Congress does best: spending money.
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Congress has a resources problem, and Congress has a structural/organizational problem.
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Trump did not create the Republican Congress; the Republican Congress created Trump.
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Unlike Obama, Trump has no personal experience in Congress, few close advisers with experience in Congress, and little evident knowledge or interest in how Congress works.
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"Here, we have a Congress that's decided — some members of the Congress have decided — they don't like it, and so Congress has remained silent," Sotomayor said.
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Congress retains power over military spending, Congress has the ability to investigate presidential misconduct and Congress has the ability to conduct aggressive oversight on executive agencies.
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First, Congress can hold Barr in contempt of Congress, which is primarily symbolic.
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TRUMP: I would build consensus with Congress, and Congress would agree with me.
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" On Congress... How Americans perceive Congress: "They think that everything is in chaos.
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Look at Congress, we just had one guy in Congress for 22018 years?
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And Congress was controlled by Democrats during Watergate, whereas Republicans control Congress today.
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South Congress/ South FirstThere's an ongoing debate about what to call South Congress.
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The backlog didn't happen in spite of Congress; it happened because of Congress.
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We're in Congress NOW calling on Congress to #abolishICE, #EndFamilyDetention, and decriminalize immigrants.
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Congress - insulin: The Hill: Rising insulin costs have attracted bipartisan scrutiny in Congress.
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Congress and the courts created this problem, and Congress alone can fix it.
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From I think Congress had — members of Congress had repeatedly asked, yes, sir.
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Up until the 116th Congress, Israel's government enjoyed almost unadulterated support from Congress.
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CONGRESS The U.S. Congress closed its doors to most of the public Thursday.
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Congress and the courts created this problem and congress alone can fix it.
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I think once we explain things to Congress, Congress will support that direction.
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COMEY: Yes, from — I think Congress had — members of Congress had repeatedly asked.
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Veterans The 116th Congress includes 85033 veterans, down six from the last Congress.
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What Vindman told Congress supersedes -- but also affirms -- what the whistleblower told Congress.
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Congress Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House, has obviously not "closed" Congress.
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Congress ceased to be an institution and instead became a partisan battleground, where senators and Congress members were Republicans and Democrats first, and members of Congress second.
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Unlike Obama, Trump has no personal experience in Congress, few close advisers with experience in Congress, and little evident knowledge of or interest in how Congress works.
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Convincing Congress to appropriate enough money might prove difficult, despite Republican dominance of Congress.
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Congress held then-Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over the fight.
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A bipartisan push in Congress to reinstitute the ban began in Congress last month.
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At the end of the day, no current Congress can bind a future Congress.
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Do you think that people outside of Congress can alter the rules of Congress?
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Thirty-four percent blamed Democrats in Congress and 6 percent blamed Republicans in Congress.
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The president is checked not by Congress, but by the opposition party in Congress.
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Refusal to comply with a duly authorized subpoena from Congress constitutes contempt of Congress.
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Trump is not beholden to Congress, and Congress is also not beholden to him.
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In their first month, the new Congress has faced challenges unlike any Congress before.
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Congress needs to do their job and Congress needs to do their job now.
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As Congress negotiates with Trump, however, Congress should make two demands of its own.
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It took Congress to pass NAFTA and it should take Congress to kill NAFTA.
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Well, Roosevelt sent Congress 1003 major pieces of legislation and Congress passed every one.
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"The first woman of color to represent our state in Congress … The first refugee ever elected to Congress, and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress."
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In the 115th Congress currently meeting, 205 members of Congress signed onto some type of paid family leave legislation, compared to just 80 members of Congress in the 111th.
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BAIER: The answer would be there they were thinking that Congress would move, pressuring Congress.
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The corporate heat can help him with Congress — and back him up where Congress won't.
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I don't think Congress, I don't think a lot of folks in Congress get that.
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"The responsibility in the Congress is for Congress to declare war," said Pelosi, D-Calif.
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If Congress did that, Kavanaugh opined, the mandate would fit "comfortably" under Congress' taxing power.
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And they say that Congress could still exercise oversight with Congress overseeing the arms exports.
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Last year, OMB requested that Congress rescind previously unobligated funds, but Congress blocked the move.
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"Congress and the courts created this problem and Congress alone can fix it," Nielsen said.
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Shays served in Congress from 85033-2009 and Hochbrueckner served in Congress from 1987-1995.
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From CPAC to Congress Coronavirus was likely to come to Congress one way or another.
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The question is how does that apply to Congress and does it apply to Congress?
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We don't have to ask what Congress intended because we can see what Congress did.
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In existential contests between Congress and the presidency, Congress can't win without overwhelming public support.
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"We're getting support from members of Congress from literally all over the Congress," Pence said.
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Both of us served in Congress when our parties controlled the White House and Congress.
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It is one thing to chastise Congress, it is another to effect change in Congress.
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It was not reintroduced in the next Congress, nor has it been reintroduced this Congress.
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"Congress and the courts created this problem, and Congress alone can fix it," Nielsen said.
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One is the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress; another the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress; another the first African-American woman from Massachusetts elected to Congress.
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When you have the Congress now, they are about to hold DOJ in contempt of Congress.
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Transforming Congress: Trump proposed a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress.
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When Tweet Congress launched in 2008, McCroskey said, only 24 members of Congress were using Twitter.
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Many in Congress are skeptical, however, of a wide-ranging immigration reform package moving through Congress.
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As such, I request that Congress increase the debt ceiling before Congress leaves for summer recess.
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While the Budget Act establishes deadlines for Congress and the administration, Congress rarely meets these deadlines.
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The professional lobbying industry spends more to influence Congress than Congress spends on itself every year.
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Earlier this month, the new 116th Congress created a Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.
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The Register advises Congress and accordingly, Congress should have a hand in who holds this position.
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Sexual harassment and Congress Two more members of Congress are leaving amid claims of sexual harassment.
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"Congress and the courts created this system, and Congress alone can fix it," she said Monday.
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Despite its readability, "The First Congress" has almost as many problems as the Congress itself had.
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Congress could also send Trump legislation setting an expiration date on regulations, unless reauthorized by Congress.
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"Congress and the courts created this system, and Congress alone can fix it," she told reporters.
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So he picked a hyper-conservative Congress member and let that Congress member sweat the details.
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Our methodology: We searched the ProPublica Congress API for bills from the 113th Congress until Feb.
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Similarly, adding more staff or lengthening the workweek of Congress would not, by itself, "fix" Congress.
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But ultimately what that term means is up to Congress and Congress alone in that context.
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Members of Congress are deeply frustrated with how Congress works, and they understand it is broken.
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The challengers said that Congress had made a different determination, one that only Congress can alter.
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"That's what the [expletive] serving in Congress has come to," one unnamed member of Congress said.
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Congress later impeached the president on a similar charge, obstruction of Congress, over the Ukraine incident.
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Don Bacon (R-Neb.) previously introduced the legislation during the 115th Congress and the 116th Congress.
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" Esper insisted that "what the Congress does matters," adding "we look to the Congress as partners.
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The question is whether Congress (and Republicans in Congress, specifically) believes that is an impeachable offense.
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At least 101 women won seats in Congress, an increase of 16 over the last Congress.
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Remember: The Republican Party controls Congress, and Congress has the power to end this moral outrage.
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Second, Congress required Mr. Ross to review any changes with Congress three years before the census.
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It makes sense to summarize the ideology of members of Congress: Most Americans aren't single-issue voters, Congress votes on hundreds of measures each year, and there are 435 members of Congress.
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Nielsen also blasted Congress for demanding the administration not enforce the laws that Congress itself has passed.
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Congress calls the CEO to testify, and Congress members can get on the record asking tough questions.
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RIVERA: Passed the Congress 360 to 59, one of the rare bipartisan deeds of our dysfunctional Congress.
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"If the minority is always paralyzing Congress, than Congress can never act to address problems," Merkley said.
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"This Congress is going to be the busiest Congress we've had in decades, maybe ever," Trump said.
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The reason Congress is not subject to these rules, however, is because Congress makes its own rules.
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If Congress is incensed enough at a perceived abuse of power, Congress alone can impeach the President.
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Only Congress can fix these problems, just as only Congress can modernize our antiquated claims appeals process.
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In 2628, Republicans won control of Congress on promises to reduce the size and scope of Congress.
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As they well know, most of their power comes from Congress, and Congress can take it away.
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Lately, under Republican control, Congress in its committee-rooms has been a lot like Congress in session.
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In other words, the authority to determine the content of bills lies with Congress, and Congress alone.
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But Congress must pass the new farm bill before the next session of Congress starts in January.
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It is the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Congress, not the full two-chamber Congress.
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Trump and Congress: "It gets a little frustrating [for Trump] because Congress doesn't work like a business."
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LEADING THE DAY CONGRESS: The 116th Congress has made history for its racial, gender and religious diversity.
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Thankfully, Congress rejected it – and now, 13 years later, Congress must do the same with the WDA.
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The dysfunctional 115th Congress has amplified a bipartisan call for real changes in the way Congress operates.
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As for Congress, if it can happen to Renzi, it can happen to any member of Congress.
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Acts of Congress supersede state laws, but the Constitution limits the sorts of laws Congress can pass.
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Members of Congress are bound by the Stock Act, which prohibits members of Congress from insider trading.
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I think it's important this transcript is released to Congress so that Congress can do its job.
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The Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act (ME TOO Congress) Act, authored by Rep.
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Congress should press Trump to aggressively implement these new sanctions before asking Congress to pass new laws.
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As to the Republican Congress, someone asked if there are no "deficit hawks" left in the Congress?
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Then an influential former Congress member started making arrangements for me to testify before all of Congress.
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The Constitution's 27th Amendment clearly says that Congress counts the electoral votes at a special session; and thus Congress is constitutionally authorized to refuse to count any electoral votes that Congress considers invalid.
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Such a law would require bipartisan support to get through Congress and Trump's signature or two-thirds of Congress voting to override a veto, a long-shot in the current GOP-controlled congress.
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The Healthy Congress Index run by the Bipartisan Policy Center shows that the last session of Congress is only matched in its lack of open rules under the 111th Congress controlled by Democrats.
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When you see it, Congress -- you know, Kirstjen Nielsen, saying this is up to Congress to fix this.
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We started on that in the Congress two years ago and I hope Congress continues on that road.
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Trump has tried to spend money without Congress The Constitution gives the power of the purse to Congress.
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And unlike the U.S. Congress, which is responsible for America's legislation, the Chinese Congress has less governmental power.
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It will remain eligible for consideration throughout the duration of that Congress until the Congress ends or adjourns.
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Seventeen years ago, Congress gave the president this open-ended authority, and only Congress can take it back.
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In 2019, some 6% of Mobile World Congress attendees were from China, according to GSMAs post-congress report.
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While modern technology has given Americans the ability to watch Congress work, Congress discourages us from paying attention.
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Congress has, if you want to get Constitutional, Congress has the authority to set the value of money.
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"As such, I request that Congress increase the debt ceiling before Congress leaves for summer recess," Mnuchin said.
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The Congress votes, and if the Congress votes to release these documents, they can be released right now.
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If someone knowingly directs another person to lie to Congress, they are also guilty of lying to Congress.
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While many Republicans may support these moves, Congress, even a Republican Congress, may seek to limit Trump's authority.
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It is emphatically not about any individual Librarian of Congress, Register of Copyrights, member of Congress, or president.
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Congress Exemption House bill: When initially approved, it included a provision exempting members of Congress from its provisions.
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The project includes boundaries from the First Congress in 1789 through the 113th Congress that ended in 2015.
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IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES CONGRESS: Trump is barreling toward a showdown with Congress over his national emergency declaration.
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"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit," Bowman wrote.
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First Native American women in Congress Kansas and New Mexico sent the first Native American women to Congress.
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Do you think that representation and diversity in Congress has had an impact on individual members of Congress?
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Demand the Members of Congress get rid of ALL assault weapons or kick our a--- out of Congress!
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" The 15-second spot ends with Davis saying, "If Congress won't change our gun laws, we're changing Congress.
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Congress and the administration must act The good news is that Congress has started to pay attention. Rep.
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So Congress gave the FTC the power to conduct studies, hold hearings and provide special advice to Congress.
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She&aposs running for Congress, a Democratic socialist running for Congress in the state of Washington, ninth district.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's ascent to Congress, argue Biden's policy positions during his time in Congress should be disqualifying.
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Women in Congress are speaking out about their own experiences with sexual harassment — by other members of Congress.
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Some members of Congress have even introduced bills requiring members of Congress to commit to 40-hour workweeks.
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Look at what Donald Trump did in the intervening time between an old Congress and a new Congress.
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Mr. Haddad's PT holds 56 seats in Congress, a decrease from 2014 but still the most in Congress.
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She has never served in Congress before, and Congress has never seen a black woman represent Massachusetts before.
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However, I understand that Congress, and only Congress, can really fix this problem and truly modernize the DMCA.
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Specifically, U.S. trade legislation sets a 90-notification period for Congress, which translates into notifying Congress by Sep.
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In fact, however, Congress and presidents purportedly collude to avoid votes in Congress if the decision is controversial.
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"I don't even know whether it was through Congress or not through Congress," he said of the measure.
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Congress has this authority, but the processes through which Congress can enforce this power have eroded over time.
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First, Congress should establish a bipartisan and bicameral support body focused on offering nonpartisan technical advice to Congress.
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Thus, Congress and the president share concurrent authority unless Congress, by "inertia, indifference or quiescence," fails to act.
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This Congress, the 115th Congress (85033–18), there are a combined 2,535 correspondents credentialed between the two galleries.
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The VA and some Veteran's Service Organizations pushed Congress to pass appellate reform legislation in the 114th Congress.
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The article was published two weeks before the Communist Party Congress, not in the midst of the congress.
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The 112th Congress holds the title of the least productive Congress, based on the number of bills passed.
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While some members of Congress voiced opposition to FISA, Congress voted to reauthorize it earlier this week. Rep.
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Second, if two-thirds of the states ask Congress to call a constitutional convention, Congress must do so.
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"This Congress is going to be the busiest Congress we've had in decades, maybe ever," Mr. Trump said.
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They can be stopped if Congress stands up to him, and Congress tends to respond to public opinion.
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"Congress knew it wouldn't be immediate, and yet Congress did not put in a time limit," Kavanaugh said.
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Congress Acts Complimenting the administration's campaign are parallel efforts in Congress to push back against Iran's missile proliferation.
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Whether by changing the conversation, or transforming the culture and image of Congress, women's presence in Congress matters.
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So was it that Congress and being a Congress member and being in DC was too much fun?
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Last year, when the movement hit Congress, Speier stated during a House Administration Committee hearing on sexual harassment in Congress that she knew of two sitting members of Congress who have sexually harassed staffers.
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Noting that corporate interests spend far more on lobbying Congress than Congress spends on itself, he sees minimizing the oversight power of Congress as a strategic goal of the budget cuts pushed by Republicans.
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In our new report, Representation Matters: Women in the US Congress, we explain that women of color, who hold a record number of seats in Congress, see themselves as powerful and effective actors within Congress.
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The party congress has about 3,000 delegates elected from around China, but 70% of them, including most senior party congress members, are Communist Party officials, so the National Party Congress really rubber stamps party decisions.
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How two formerly undocumented immigrants got elected to Congress How two formerly undocumented immigrants got elected to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time in American history, a formerly undocumented immigrant is serving in Congress.
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Because CBO works for the Congress, and only the Congress, the agency's analysis addresses the unique needs of legislators.
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But the key leadership changes will happen at the fall Communist Party congress and the 2018 National People's Congress.
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The 115th Congress, which was officially sworn in on Tuesday, will be the most racially diverse Congress in history.
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The District of Columbia gets three, despite the fact that the home to Congress has no vote in Congress.
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These meetings will continue Google's long history of engaging with Congress, including testifying seven times to Congress this year.
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Instead, starting on their first day, they are sent the message that what happens in Congress stays in Congress.
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"The Congress functions on paper so we're in the digital age and Congress is not necessarily there," she said.
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This Congress already has the most women of any Congress ever: 84 in the House, 2130 in the Senate.
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But lawmakers in Congress balked at the idea, and a bipartisan group in Congress has proposed expanding the credits.
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Congress has no human resources department and instead handles sexual harassment claims through the US Congress Office of Compliance.
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Forty-six percent of registered voters prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, while 44 percent want a Republican-controlled Congress.
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Though Harry S Truman called it the "do-nothing Congress" in 1948, the 80th Congress passed over 1,700 laws.
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Republicans in Congress are working on their own plan Congress' key constitutional role is its power of the purse.
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Now the president has called on Congress to lift the full embargo, an action that Congress alone can take.
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So if we can't make a deal with Congress, we should be able to make a deal with Congress.
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When Congress shuts down the government, the president uses the bully pulpit and invariably forces Congress to pass appropriations.
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress have been meeting to agree a deal before Congress breaks for the August recess.
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You can go to Congress and say, Congress, you shouldn't count the votes from Ohio because they're fundamentally flawed.
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Unauthorized spending exists when Congress has not approved spending, or the authority for spending from Congress no longer exists.
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This is a problem that Congress after Congress has ignored, placing some of our most vulnerable populations at risk.
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Time for Congress to act I urge Congress to reintroduce bipartisan legislation aimed at improving access to telehealth services.
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Unlike what many believe, Trump didn't wait until Democrats took control of Congress to start his war on Congress.
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Candidates for Congress from both parties should also pledge their commitment to repairing the Congress by changing the rules.
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An administration cannot tell Congress to mind its own business, because, since Congress controls appropriations, everything is its business.
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Kaine was one of 58 members of Congress who skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's last speech to Congress.
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This culminated in Netanyahu's visit to Congress in 2015, when he urged Congress to oppose the Iran nuclear agreement.
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And that goes to Congress, and then Congress goes to the Democrats in the fall and he gets impeached.
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"I think after the events of today, it's important that Congress does something and that Congress acts," he said.
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While these bills probably won't pass the current Congress, a future Democratic Congress may very well push them forward.
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"Ignoring subpoenas of Congress, not honoring subpoenas of Congress — that was Article III of the Nixon impeachment," she said.
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So why don't we have Congress change the laws — [inaudible cross talk] NIELSEN: No, Congress could fix this tomorrow.
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Obstructing Congress Most of today's arguments focused on the second article of impeachment, which argues Trump has obstructed Congress.
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So 2018 isn't just about who controls Congress right now -- it's also who controls Congress for the next decade.
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" The Pentagon's response: Esper insisted that "what the Congress does matters," adding "we look to the Congress as partners.
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Where Obama used this authority to circumvent Congress on DACA, Trump is using it to return DACA to Congress.
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Earlier this year, President Obama asked Congress for $2628 billion to fight Zika and Congress has yet to act.
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A Republican Congress stopped Obama from closing the fuel facility, but a new Republican Congress must continue the fight.
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Everything from the Library of Congress to the Congress itself, all really putting on the show for Major League Baseball.
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Republican Senators' makeup in the 116th Congress comes out even in terms of female representation compared to the 115th Congress.
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America's constitution says that trade policy falls to Congress, though over time Congress has delegated certain powers to the president.
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If congress votes him out, Cunha loses partial immunity from prosecution offered to members of congress and high-ranking politicians.
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Keith Ellison (D-Minn), the first Muslim elected to Congress, should not be seated in Congress because of his faith.
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Congress also passed a constitutional amendment aimed at reducing the number of political parties in congress from the current 653.
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The partnership between the opposition Congress party and its Maharashtra ally, the Nationalist Congress Party, is more watertight, Chawake said.
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"He has to notify Congress of what he's done but he doesn't have to come to Congress to do it."
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A Congress whose members abuse their position to profit in capital markets undermines both Congress and the capital markets themselves.
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In most instances, Trump risks trouble with Congress over subpoenas, "contempt of Congress" citations and civil enforcement actions in court.
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She was the first Asian-American elected to Congress in Illinois and the first member of Congress born in Thailand.
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Any such incitement coming from members of Congress serves to violate the spirit of the law that Congress voted for.
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Congress allows corporations to defer their taxes on foreign profits, and everyone recognizes that Congress might grant another tax amnesty.
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It would also empower Congress to disapprove the president's action under the process Congress currently uses to review major regulations.
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Congress would have to create and fund these new entities, a heavy lift even with a Congress in Democratic control.
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The fact is, Americans, especially younger Americans, have had enough of a do-nothing Congress and a baby-step Congress.
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The American people want and deserve more from their Congress and the truth is members of Congress want that too.
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Some thoughts Congress simply counted ballots; others thought Congress could review the qualifications and nullify votes cast for ineligible candidates.
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Several other members of Congress echoed Pelosi's statement calling out Trump for not going to Congress to seek approval. Rep.
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"I didn't expect Congress to be so strong in terms of Congress boxing him in on Russia policy," Carpenter said.
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I think Congress wants to do that, and once again, it's Congress who makes the appropriations, and not the president.
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"Congress and the courts created this problem and Congress alone can fix it," Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said yesterday.
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If a future Congress compromised with those powerful lobbies, as Congress often has in the past, the savings would diminish.
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Mr. Trump has said that Congress must "completely repeal Obamacare," and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly tried to do so.
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We do have limited amounts of money we're using before Congress passes this bill, so we're not waiting on Congress.
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Just 13 Latinas from 6 states have served in Congress since 1989, when the first Latina was elected to Congress.
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The nice thing about Congress going back to work is, it's almost indistinguishable from Congress not going back to work.
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Ultimately, the question of which health care policy passes Congress comes down to how many votes Democrats have in Congress.
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Instead, she said Congress could use McGahn's testimony to inform the impeachment trial, especially regarding Trump's alleged obstruction of Congress.
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Many had hoped Congress would come up with a permanent solution by then, but this is Congress we're talking about.
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In his semiannual report to Congress in April, he recommended several changes, including allowing Congress to decide the bureau's funding.
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Among the top concerns of survey participants were how Congress spends tax dollars and Congress not fulfilling its constitutional duties.
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As Congress considers this important priority, the administration shouldn't bind Congress' hands by including DMCA-like safe harbors in NAFTA.
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Redefining Representation: The Women of the 116th Congress Just over 100 years ago, the first woman was sworn into Congress.
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Fights in Congress over the border wall -- Trump's signature campaign issue -- have been a constant theme of the 116th Congress.
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When the NPS brought his proposal before Congress with a hefty price tag of $20 million, Congress denied the proposal.
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"Help needs to come from Congress, but Congress is so divided, I don't know what's going to happen," Oswald said.
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Other good reform ideas that Congress could consider include prohibiting members of Congress from trading stock related to issues that committees they sit on have jurisdiction over and requiring members of Congress to disclose their tax filings.
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The 116th Congress, which was sworn in last week, includes a number of other "firsts" in diversity: the first two Native American women elected to Congress; the youngest woman ever in Congress; and the first openly bisexual senator.
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We sat down with the Republican lawmaker as he prepares to leave Congress We sat down with the Republican lawmaker as he prepares to leave Congress South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy is retiring from Congress an unhappy man.
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It`s the 21th Amendment that sets January 21rd as Congress` start date unless the Congress changes the date by law.
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Several Democratic members of Congress plan to bring immigrants as their guests to Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.
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Under Peru's constitution, if Congress fails to grant a vote of confidence in a government twice, the president can dissolve Congress.
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President Barack Obama repeatedly urged Congress to pass a new AUMF against the Islamic State group, but Congress did not act.
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Though the Constitution gave Congress power over spending, the federal government had grown big and complex, and Congress hadn't kept up.
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It shouldn't take an act of Congress to simply build a pipeline, but as long as it does, Congress must act.
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He faces one count of obstructing Congress, five counts of making false statements to Congress, and one count of witness tampering.
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At least 128 women will be in the next Congress after Tuesday's midterm elections, breaking the 115th Congress' record of 112.
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Correction: This story was revised to correct that Democrats failed to gain control of Congress rather than lost control of Congress.
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President Donald Trump is once again urging Congress to debate comprehensive immigration reform, and Congress, once again, knows it is unrealistic.
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Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act, also known as the ME TOO Congress Act.
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The calls included voice messages "concerning Congress taking away his guns, abortion, illegal immigration, and Muslims in Congress," the complaint said.
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Congress also has another contempt power it's not using: inherent contempt, which allows Congress to either jail or fine administration officials.
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The leading Know-Nothing in Congress, Lewis Charles Levin of Pennsylvania, was also the first Jewish member of the US Congress.
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The FBI's best path forward now runs through Congress As a result, the FBI's best path forward now runs through Congress.
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The president provides Congress with a budget request, and Congress has to amend (or not) and then pass that federal budget.
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" "Fact is, if he wants to make changes to these laws, go to Congress and convince the Congress that they're necessary.
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"Congress and the courts created this problem, and Congress alone can fix it," Nielsen said at a White House press conference.
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She said she met with Congress yesterday, Facebook is fully cooperating, and that it will provide Congress any content investigators want.
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The number of Christians in the new Congress is essentially unchanged from the 6900th Congress, which was sworn in in 2628.
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Thus, the thousands of old rules never sent to Congress remain vulnerable to CRA rejection by simple majority vote of Congress.
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We had support from dozens of other members of Congress, and I will reintroduce my legislation in the 115th Congress soon.
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Individuals who do not appear before Congress when summoned can be held in contempt of Congress, which is a federal misdemeanor.
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In contrast, Democrats in Congress oppose the idea, while Republicans in Congress pretend to favor it, but in fact block it.
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Time is running out for Congress to approve the USMCA, and some members of Congress are expressing frustration with the leadership.
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Democrats in Congress should make this education initiative a significant part of their agenda in Congress and in their congressional campaigns.
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"If it were contemplating military action with Congress, it must come to Congress to seek approval," Menendez said of the administration.
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FLORIDA (CONGRESS)MAN TO RETIRE: The top Republican in charge of funding for Wall Street watchdogs is retiring from Congress. Rep.
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After Lincoln's assassination, Congress reduced the size to eight to prevent the new president, Andrew Johnson, from harming Congress' reconstruction efforts.
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Congress is offering up another bite at the data standards apple, introducing H.R.1530 - 115th Congress (85033-2018): Financial Transparency Act.
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Come election day, voters will be deciding which party controls Congress, and thus what future legislation Congress might consider and pass.
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In 2004, Congress allowed the 10-year ban to expire amid lobbying by the N.R.A. and gun-rights advocates in Congress.
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While Trump does not really need Congress to prosecute his trade agenda, Warren needs Congress to implement her domestic-policy plans.
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The FBI hasn't submitted a plan for a new building to Congress, and Congress hasn't appropriated any money for the project.
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The administration has suggested that it will not push Congress to do anything specific, and chances are that Congress will agree.
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His beat is going to be Congress, roughly speaking, but it's specifically the extreme right and the extreme left in Congress.
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To defer to Congress at a time when Congress is politically unlikely to convict is in effect to bury the problem.
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"The only way for Congress to have any role in restraining president's war power is for Congress to act," she said.
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We also briefed Congress — and this morning I directed our team to provide the ads we've found to Congress as well.
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"Members of Congress, the President of the United States," Pelosi said, introducing Trump in front of the joint session of Congress.
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Bills have been introduced in Congress, but it's not clear that Congress has the authority to dictate when primaries take place.
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Two leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party, which is in alliance with the Congress in Maharashtra, said their partner was slack.
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When you're forced to consult with Congress, and when Congress has the power to declare war, quick and sloppy thinking evaporates.
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This means that Trump's latest attempt to kick the can to Congress will end up backfiring if Congress fails to act.
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In his fiscal year 2018 budget request, President Trump should call on Congress to make good on that support from Congress.
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Yet when Trump unsubtly threatened violence against members of Congress, not a single Republican member of Congress called him on it.
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In the bank and accounting firm subpoena cases, federal judges so far have agreed that what Congress wants, Congress shall get.
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It has some asking for Congress to tighten gun control measures, which Congress has been hesitant to do in the past.
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"[Trump] rightfully put the burden where it belongs and that's in Congress and Congress has to deal with this problem," Rep.
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"My job is to follow the rules to the T, and if Congress wants to change rules, Congress can," he said.
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Controversies over Omar, one of two Muslim women ever elected to Congress, have become a focal point of the new Congress.
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" It's not because Trump is an aberration, he cautions: "Trump did not create the Republican Congress; the Republican Congress created Trump.
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The bill won't go anywhere, Congress being Congress, but it's a clear sign that self-bonding has lost its social license.
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A number of other female "firsts" were elected Tuesday, including the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and the first two Native American women elected to Congress, one of whom is also the first LGBTQ person to represent Kansas.
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Every day Congress doesn't act —every day the FAMILY Act is not law — is a day when Congress is forcing working people to make impossible choices between their families and their economic security — a day when Congress is letting families, businesses, our economy and our country suffer — a day when Congress is trying to halt women's march toward equality.
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"I have offered an amendment that will reiterate what has been the policy of this Congress, not Congress in general, but this Congress that federal funds should not be used to arm teachers," Murphy said on the Senate floor.
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"There is this emerging trend in Congress that has worsened in just the last few weeks, where Congress isn't simply in a position of just saying 'no,' Congress is actually refusing to engage," said Mr. Earnest, the press secretary.
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Rasmussen Reports found that only 24 percent of the public believes Congress is doing an excellent or good job, while 29 percent thinks Congress is doing a fair job, and 46 percent states Congress is doing a poor job.
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Go deeper: A look inside the most diverse Congress in history Congress' wave of women wants to modernize Capitol Hill Trump v.
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What's more, the error rate for non-white members of Congress was 39 percent, compared to five percent for Congress as whole.
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Blowback from Congress Bates said she hopes that tours resume soon and predicted blowback from members of Congress if that doesn't happen.
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What we need from Congress is a clear, bipartisan path forward in Syria, not attention-seeking meetings from rogue members of Congress.
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These are things that Congress needs to act on, Congress needs to do so they can come out and tell their stories.
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The law bars Trump from easing many sanctions without Congress' approval, but he can offer some relief without a nod from Congress.
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DUFFY: Gustav was run there from Congress in Tennessee, death threats are increasing to offices like mine and other members of Congress.
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And unlike when the tension would be between Congress executive branch officials and agencies, this time it's between Congress and Trump individually.
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"What we need is a president that will work with Congress and a Congress that will work with the president," he said.
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Women members of Congress cheer after Trump acknowledges more women in Congress during his State of the Union address on Feb. 53.
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He&aposs going to be willing to produce those documents to Congress, and then, obviously, he&aposs going to talk to Congress.
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"The gun issue is tough, but Congress is dysfunctional," he says, noting that no major legislation has passed through Congress this year.
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Those resisting Trump are pushing for one kind of Congress, and those not pushing for an anti-Trump Congress aren't resisting Trump.
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Mueller says Congress can pursue investigation of Trump obstruction Members of Congress will zero in on one critical section in Mueller's report.
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PARTY CONGRESS: Investors were looking for signals of China's policy direction at a five-yearly Communist Party Congress that began on Wednesday.
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Congress will have to beat both the budget and debt ceiling deadlines, as Congress typically leaves Washington for the month of August.
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China seeks calm before congress China is determined to present a stable and powerful image in advance of the 19th Party Congress.
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Likewise, when President Barack Obama asked Congress to pass health care reform, Congress undertook a major public legislating process, while Obama quarterbacked.
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"I really do believe Congress would be much better served if there was a housing allowance for members of Congress," he said.
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Donna Christensen is a former member of Congress from the Virgin Islands and the first female physician to serve in the Congress.
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Pass It, Use It If Congress passes a remodeled affordable health care solution, Congress shall not be exempt from the coverage. 6.
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Congress has been legislating scared for years, frightened of opinion polls and constituent dissatisfaction if a law passed by Congress is unpopular.
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I leave that to Congress -- I made known what I think and now we'll leave it to Congress and their legislative role.
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"The Constitution gives [power over trade] to the Congress, so what should be controversial about Congress exercising its constitutional authority?" said Sen.
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While it's unlikely that the package will pass Congress in the midterm election year, Trump's move opens some painful wounds for Congress.
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LOSERS * Members of Congress: There was a time when being a sitting member of Congress was a major advantage when running statewide.
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Schneider is a co-sponsor of the Hold Congress Accountable Act, which would suspend pay for members of congress during shutdowns. Rep.
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I want to apologize to all Americans, any sitting Congress person — there's 85033 of us there, 100 senators and 435 Congress people.
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Only five Republican women served in the 28500th Congress from 6900 to 2628, while six Republican women served in the 28503th Congress.
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We believe that the people also are very, very upset with the dysfunctional Congress, the gridlocked Congress that is not addressing issues.
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"The ultimate plan is for Congress to solve this, and the president's been very clear: Congress needs to solve this" https://t.
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The groups are urging Congress to reauthorize the programs in the next funding bill, as Congress veers toward another quick deadline — Feb.
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"I would say that Congress, and I say this, and I stick to this, Congress has failed the American people," he said.
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VERIZON WANTS CONGRESS TO TAKE ON NET NEUTRALITY: Verizon is again calling on Congress to step in and legislate on net neutrality.
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Washington (CNN)On the eve of being sworn in to Congress as the first-ever Somali-American member of Congress, Minnesota Rep.
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Mnuchin, though, warned Congress earlier this month that Treasury could run out of cash in early September before Congress returns from recess.
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During Cohen's first appearance before Congress, before he was charged with numerous felonies that were personal to him, he lied to Congress.
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In 2014, the National Guard asked Congress to pass a law forgiving some of the debt, but Congress balked at the cost.
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Last fall we wrote to Congress expressing our concern about the decaying relationship between the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office.
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Republican members of Congress, even those who are retiring and leaving Congress altogether, have absolutely no incentive to support Trump&aposs impeachment.
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The 27th Amendment to the Constitution expressly prohibits members of Congress from altering their own pay in the middle of a Congress.
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Jim Langevin of Rhode Island, the first quadriplegic elected to Congress, will be the first Democrat to preside in the new Congress.
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Dingell's record tenure as the longest-serving member of Congress began upon his first election to Congress more than six decades ago.
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Congress should remember that IGs are not tame watchdogs, and they may bite members of Congress as well as executive branch officials.
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I have testified before Congress, warning about the expansion of executive power and the failure of Congress to guard its own authority.
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Changing this dynamic requires Congress reassert its authority — but Congress, of course, is also shaped by the dynamics of two polarized parties.
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Senator Warner acknowledged Congress' shortcomings when it comes to dealing with issues in tech, imploring tech companies to help Congress help them.
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" Nearly 170 organizations also signed a letter to Congress Tuesday urging Congress to block the bill, citing the "hazards of drug importation.
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Congress raised the minimum wage in 2007, when Democrats controlled Congress, and a Republican President, George W. Bush, signed it into law.
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But Congress could also force it to do so, just as Congress forced it to prioritize both full employment and price stability.
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And as Congress pieced together an enormous $2 trillion stimulus package this week, voters' approval of Congress reached a 10-year high.
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Trump has urged Congress to write legislation giving these immigrants permanent protections, but he has failed to reach a compromise with Congress.
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CONGRESS So far five lawmakers in Congress have self-quarantined after being exposed to someone who was later diagnosed with the coronavirus.
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Daugherty, held that Congress did have the power to compel witness testimony, ensuring that Congress could act when the White House wouldn't.
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And if Congress roles back coverage, they want their money back — that would be a major problem for the Republicans in Congress.
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The court is being asked to decide whether a constitutional provision that ordinarily limits Congress applies when Congress legislates for a territory.
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The Hold Congress Accountable Act would reduce the salary of each member of Congress for the duration of a federal government shutdown.
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With Congress now on break for its long August recess, many members of Congress will be holding town halls for their constituents.
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Members of Congress, including some of Trump's fellow Republicans, have recently been pursuing legislation seeking to increase Congress' influence on U.S. policy.
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" Flake told The Washington Post that Trump firing Mueller would "force the Congress to take the only remedy that Congress can take.
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"When it comes to the question of what's going to happen in Congress," he added, "there's going to be a new Congress."
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While Congress should be entitled under the law to hear about whistleblower complaints, the White House had justified keeping it from Congress.
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Getting comprehensive legislation through Congress and to the president's desk takes time, even when the president's party controls both chambers of Congress.
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Republicans in Congress have tried to discredit the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry by arguing that it distracts Congress from its real duties.
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"Article One of the Constitution bestows on Congress the authority to declare war and Congress needs to do its job," Bacon said.
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Then Trump covered up his misconduct, Democrats say, obstructing Congress by stonewalling all the subpoenas from Congress trying to investigate his conduct.
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Advocates and state officials have pushed for Congress to reauthorize CHIP for five years after Congress let the program lapse Sept. 30.
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BUT, IT IS QUITE TRUE THAT WORKING WITH CONGRESS, REPUBLICAN CONGRESS, WE HAVE BOLSTERED AND STRENGTHENED ALL OF OUR FOREIGN INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.
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The bar association's explanation continues: Executive orders are not legislation; they require no approval from Congress, and Congress cannot simply overturn them.
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In its decision, the Supreme Court asked Congress to come up with the standard for a coverage formula, something Congress hasn't done.
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Under our Constitution, Congress has plenary authority over immigration; the president only has authority that has been delegated to him by Congress.
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Various proposals are floating around the Congress now that would require mandatory sexual harassment training for members of Congress and their staffs.
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She is associated with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, which represents the congress; she does not work directly for the congress.
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There is little precedent for someone convicted of the specific crime of lying to Congress to again appear before Congress shortly afterward.
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Earnest cited the Republican leadership's pledge to "get Congress moving" again when they took control of Congress in the fall 2014 elections.
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It's a common balance of powers argument is that if the court does something Congress doesn't like, that Congress should fix it.
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They're inviting everyone to submit a comment to the FCC and Congress and give the option to call your members of Congress.
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Trump had very few strong supporters in Congress because he's an anti-establishment guy and Congress is a place of the establishment.
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Congress can consider three types of resolution: These resolutions provide a variety of options, allowing each chamber to make its own point, Congress to express a bicameral view, or Congress to force the president to support or oppose statements of norms.
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