Sentences with phrase «congressional prerogatives»

Fast Track legislation for presidential trade negotiating authority effectively delegates congressional prerogatives to a U.S. Trade Representative's office under the influence of Wall Street and international corporations.

One can only wonder how the late Sen. Robert Byrd — jealous defender of congressional prerogatives — would've reacted upon hearing Secretary Duncan's brash ultimatum, «If Congress doesn» t act, we will.»

Whether to create a new circuit is a matter of Congressional prerogative and my view is hardly of much moment.

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His replacement, Emmet Flood, who assisted in President Bill Clinton's impeachment defense and President George W. Bush's response to politically charged congressional inquiries, brings experience asserting constitutional prerogatives to fend off investigative demands.

«Individual legislators rarely if ever even attempted to exercise the traditional prerogatives that we expect of congressional legislators: voicing serious dissent, pushing an individual legislative agenda, conducting open hearings on contentious issues of public policy,» he wrote.