Sentences with phrase «congressional approval for»

The «Pickens Plan» seeks to get Congressional approval for natural gas subsidies that might eventually lead to conversion of large parts of our vehicle fleet to run on natural gas.

Bet you wouldn't even need Congressional approval for that.

An incoming presidential administration could even seek congressional approval for competitions to reward states and school districts for collecting, using, and disseminating evidence.

If the JWST were to exceed this cap by even a single dollar, NASA would be required to go back and attain congressional approval for further spending.

Retaining Orion — though in the form of what some are calling Orion - Lite — and promising to build a heavy lift rocket, which too was part of the Constellation, could help the Administration counteract some of the criticism and ultimately win congressional approval for the new direction set out in the 2011 budget.

And Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R - FL), who represents a swing district in Florida, praised Trump for not seeking congressional approval for the strikes:

On November 28 Lagos announced that he would seek congressional approval for $ 190 monthly pensions.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, chair of the U.S. Senate energy committee, with Sen. Joe Manchin, a member of the committee, speak to reporters about the new urgency to get congressional approval for the Canada - to - Texas Keystone XL pipeline in Washington on Nov. 12.

But, if the need is so strong, shouldn't the department seek Congressional approval for any proposal?

He sought congressional approval for military intervention in Syria, which he was not likely to get, and eventually brokered a deal with Russia that saw Assad agreeing to destroy most of the regime's arsenal of chemical weapons.

It was created to fight Al Qaeda, but it would give the president power to wage war in any country that had terrorist activity, and would not require the congressional approvals for future wars.

Not exact matches

Reconciliation: A process created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which allows for legislation to be fast - tracked for approval.

If one is alert, it is evident that the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury have disposed of the need for Congressional approval, and have engineered a de facto bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, at public expense.

By law, he can only raise tariffs by 15 percent for 150 days without congressional approval.

Trump has ended those payments for now, amid an ongoing Republican lawsuit challenging the payments» legality without congressional approval.

I do not yet know what all of Levin's proposed Liberty Amendments are — apparently, there is a new crack at Congressional term limits, which I am iffy about, an amendment for Supreme Court decisions to be expunged by 60 % of Congress or the States, which I am very iffy about, one providing Supreme Court term limits, which I am cool with, one requiring bureaucracy - ordered rule - changes to be subject to Congressional approval when they affect the economy by a certain amount, which I am also.

For Pearl Jam, this thronging only made sense on a national, if not international, level with a Congressional seal of approval.

The group's name would change to the Office of Congressional Complaint Review, they would be barred from releasing information to the public and contacting law enforcement without prior approval and wouldn't be able to have anyone on staff who is responsible for communicating with the public.

«It's essentially a congressional stamp of approval for anti-Muslim hate.»

Congress makes war, and controls the purse strings — the President can do neither without Congressional approval (well, the Prez can make war for 60 days, THEN he needs Congressional approval).

He is a Washington - outsider, which bodes well for him since congressional approval is at an all - time low (less than 10 % of Americans approve of congress).

Even if explicit Congressional approval is not necessarily required for the US to go to war in accordance with Article 5, Congress could certainly prevent or halt such US military action: by refusing to declare war, refusing War Powers Act authorization, or cutting off funding.

As US Prepares To Go Rogue - State (Again), Putin Says «Bring It To The UN» Without Congressional approval, without UN mandate, without convincing evidence of Bashar al Assad's responsibility for launching WMD attacks against his own people, but justified only by the desire to protect US «credibility» (or the White House's credibility), Obama is preparing to go rogue - dragging the US with him.

On foreign policy, Gibson whose 24 - year Army career included three tours leading combat units in Iraq, has emerged as an advocate for a smaller U.S. military footprint overseas and more limits on presidential authority to deploy combat forces without Congressional approval.

Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com)- Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) on Thursday blamed the Republican minority for sinking congressional approval ratings, calling recent poll results «a referendum on Republican obstructionism.»

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled its final wave of Jumpstart candidates for the 2014 cycle on Thursday, giving the seal of approval to one final set of recruits before the election year begins.

Bomboy points to the Constitution's «Advice and Consent» clause, which grants the president power to hire people to work for the executive branch, with congressional approval.

Washington (CNN)- With President Barack Obama's approval ratings near all - time lows, there are a number of congressional Democrats facing challenging reelection campaigns this year who aren't screaming for him to join them on the campaign trail.

The bomb, dubbed the Reliable Replacement Warhead, «is the next logical step,» announced the Department of Energy, which sponsors the design competition and is expected to select a winning model for development — pending congressional approval — later this year.

So instead of waiting for congressional approval, the White House gave the go - ahead this spring for DOD officials to hold a competition for a proof - of - concept institute that, Fedder says, «would show Congress that this idea can work.»

«These are good signs that we're all in the same place and that this is a policy that's ripe for congressional approval,» he said.

These are only the first steps in the lengthy congressional process to get approval for FY2013 spending, and the two bills are quite different, but they are steps nonetheless.

Some politicians have called for: Congressional hearings on the escalating pricing, an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, and action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to increase competition by hastening approvals of competitors» products, the AP reported.

The U.S. Department of Education's bottom line would shrink under President Bush's proposed 2007 fiscal budget, but he made room in his education spending plan for several new initiatives, some of which have failed to win congressional approval in the past.

Some believe that Duncan and Obama's Sept. 23 announcement of their waiver plan, during which they condemned Congress for failing to overhaul NCLB and offered a method to skirt Congressional approval, has prompted lawmakers to move to revamp the law.

«The Obama Administration invents a right to wheelchair basketball,» blogged Mike Petrilli, executive vice president of the conservative Fordham Institute, saying the feds had created a burdensome, unfunded mandate for the nation's schools without Congressional approval.

PIJAC also supports congressional reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), which would spur innovation in animal health by expanding the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine's conditional approvals of new animal drugs for major uses in major species, such as cats and dogs.

In such talks, Mr. Obama is essentially shackled by the need for congressional approval, particularly for the consent of the Senate on any participation by the United States in a treaty.

A president coming to grips with the perils of a warming planet still has options, many of which, for better or worse, require no congressional approval at all.

Currently, important attention is rightfully given to the Dec. 2017 congressional passage of far - reaching tax legislation that included provisions for the initial approval of federal mineral lease sales for oil and gas exploration and extraction in the coastal plain ecosystem of ANWR.

Congress must more clearly define its purposes, limit the acreage that can be designated by presidential decree, and provide for congressional review and approval of all decisions.

Apparently the thinking was that for the US to accept a moral rather than legal obligation would somehow obviate the need for Congressional approval.

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Early excerpts from the platform appear flush with Mitt Romney's positions in calling for drilling in ANWR (which would require congressional approval), opening more coastal regions to oil - and - gas leasing, and other policies.

The Clinton campaign has shown no indication that it intends to call for any form of direct pricing of carbon, such as a carbon tax or a national cap - and - trade system, efforts to address climate change that would require Congressional approval.

In addition to tea party congressional Republicans, opposition to continuing the wind credit comes from the American Energy Alliance, a Washington, D.C. - based industry group linked to petrochemical interests that promote expanded drilling for fossil fuels, including in the protected Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, and approval of the proposed XL pipeline to bring Canadian tar sands oil to refineries in Texas and the Gulf Coast.

Nor does congressional approval of Rule 23 establish an entitlement to class proceedings for the vindication of statutory rights....

-- Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement applauding the bipartisan Congressional approval of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, granting military women insurance coverage for abortion when a pregnancy results from rape or incest.