The phrase
"congressional inaction" refers to situations where the members of the United States Congress fail to take action or make decisions on important issues. It means that Congress is not passing laws or taking steps to address problems or change policies.
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Where Secretary Duncan's waivers get complicated is the hodgepodge of laws, regulations, and initiatives that comprise federal education policy today, again because
of congressional inaction.
Here's what some entrepreneurs from the survey had to say
about congressional inaction, which has been painfully prevalent in recent years on everything from a much needed corporate tax overhaul to immigration reform and national infrastructure upgrades.
Estate - planning attorney and guest blogger Steve Chambers discusses
how Congressional inaction over the expiring Bush tax cuts creates uncertainty for estate planners particularly regarding the 2010 gift tax.
Estate - planning attorney and guest blogger Steve Chambers discusses how
Congressional inaction over the expiring Bush tax cuts creates uncertainty for estate planners with particularly stark consequences for the gift tax.
Given the diverse threats facing the U.S. — including ISIS and cyber-attacks — DeBoer
said congressional inaction on TRIA «would be devastating for liquidity issues, for financing, refinancing... just doing business in America.»
Cuomo earlier in the day announced the formation of a multi-state coalition to crack down on illegal weapons that come into the state, a move he said was necessary
amid congressional inaction on the issue.
Also at 11 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey holds a press conference to
decry congressional inaction on gun violence in wake of the Orlando shooting, White Plains Public Safety Department, 77 S. Lexington Ave., White Plains.
Two weeks after the Orlando massacre, and just days after Congressman John Lewis's sit - in on the House floor
highlighting Congressional inaction on gun safety, hundreds of GAGers marched in the NYC Pride Parade, 49 of them shrouded in white veils and carrying signs with the names and faces of each Orlando victim.
For example, he said,
congressional inaction allowed a state like Tennessee to delude itself into deeming 91 percent of its students as proficient in math.
But his behavior is even worse than mere «do as I say but not as I do,» because Obama is complicit in the
very congressional inaction he bemoans!
If Congressional inaction threatens your district you can hold press conferences, make floor speeches, organize your colleagues - make a stink.
The shooting revived the long debate over gun control in the United States, with some
blaming congressional inaction for the massacre and others insisting that it's too soon for such political battles.
It's hard to take seriously an administration that complains
about congressional inaction and then counter-programs so as to minimize attention to congressional action.
But Cuomo, appearing on Albany's Talk 1300 - AM radio, said the blame belongs at the other end of Pennsylvania Ave., insisting
the congressional inaction is a «government writ - large failure.»
Third, I found remarkably graceless the way in which the administration chest - thumpingly blamed the waivers on
congressional inaction, while taking no responsibility for the slow pace of ESEA reauthorization (much less acknowledging that it dawdled for 14 months with a Democratic Congress before ever introducing its initial ESEA «blueprint.»)
Congressional inaction isn't confined to ESEA or the fiscal cliff.
Because of
congressional inaction, the FAA has been forced to issue some 200 stop - work orders — and turn 70,000 construction workers away from their jobs at airports across the country.
Speaking at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco this week, Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers outlined how a clash between administrative directives and
congressional inaction may lead to higher power prices.
«After years of
congressional inaction to tackle Florida's Everglades restoration, I am pleased to see Congress reaffirm its commitment,» says Ron Klein, a U.S. Representative from Florida who has repeatedly backed a series of Everglades restoration bills that failed to pass.
After announcing the details of the U.S. Department of Justice's settlement with Bank of America, which includes $ 7 billion in relief to consumers, Holder lamented that
Congressional inaction to extend the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act will mean that people meant to be helped by the settlement funds will instead be penalized on their income taxes.