Sentences with phrase «over the executive branch»

Yes, since a president's power over the executive branch is vast.

The breakdown of the separation of powers has generated a low - intensity constitutional crisis in which the President is effectively deprived of command over the executive branch and the federal budget.

Legislative leaders weren't the only people anxious over the executive branch's budget actions: Members of the Seneca Nation came to the Capitol after getting word that the governor wanted to start taxing the sales of cigarettes in Indian lands.

That year, he created the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to serve as a lobbying regulator and an omnibus watchdog over the executive branch and Legislature.

We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff fiercely loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning.

«In particular, the issue of special - interest influence over the executive branch and the failure of the Department of Justice to protect Megaupload consumer data access should be scrutinized,» he said.

Not exact matches

Beyond the battle over at least the temporary future of the CFPB lies a legal question: Which federal law decides who will lead the CFPB — the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, which gives the president the ability to fill many open positions in the executive branch, or the Dodd - Frank financial reform that created the bureau in the first place?

Congress has formal authority over trade policy under the US Constitution, but it has generally delegated much of its authority to the executive branch in modern times.

Just look at our current political situation: those worried about Trump have to contend with the fact that the power of the executive branch has been dramatically expanded over the decades; we place immense responsibility and capability in the hands of one person, forgetting that said responsibility and capability is not so easily withdrawn if we don't like the one wielding it.

But over the past century, Congress has shifted many of the powers to raise and lower tariffs to the executive branch (a concentration of power that conservatives now decry).

Non-examined czars, fast and furious, benghazi, iranian missiles, fiscal cliff — what has congress done to protect American from corrupt Executive Branch over the yeras?

Specifically, these modern tribunes would be entitled to veto one piece of congressional legislation, one executive order and one Supreme Court decision; to call one national referendum, over any issue they wish (only two - thirds votes of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives may render the statute unconstitutional); and to initiate impeachment proceedings against one Federal official from each of the three branches of government during their term of office.

While the councils have seemingly given the executive branch of government more authority and discretion over economic development spending, Flanagan insisted the appetite for oversight isn't a switch in his approach.

The package would require public disclosure of every legislator's outside clients and income, establish an ethics commission with robust investigative powers over both the legislative and executive branches — and institute other measures to introduce badly needed transparency and accountability into our state government.

Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R - Wis., applauded a court ruling that settled a lawsuit over the powers of the House and executive branch.

In a Press statement issued and copied tO GhanaPoliticsonline.com on Tuesday bearing signatures and names of ward and Branch executives of the NDC in the Klottey Korle constituency, the group explained that, «We are all members of the NDC who have over the years work effortlessly to bring the party into power in this constituency.

Senate Republicans, however, have reservations over the disclosure of private business clients and have proposed alternative financial disclosure rules aimed at the executive branch.

Executives of the NPP branch in Kintampo have admitted that they took over the falls from the previous management following the victory of the party in 2016.

@DavidGrinberg: # 2 is a (legal) decision and precedent that has no jurisdiction over a (political) treaty, if properly entered into, by the Congress and Executive branches.

Already, some branch executives have issued a stern warning to the National Executives of the party to deal with a petition they addressed to them over Sam George's candidature, failure of which they have threatened to proceedexecutives have issued a stern warning to the National Executives of the party to deal with a petition they addressed to them over Sam George's candidature, failure of which they have threatened to proceedExecutives of the party to deal with a petition they addressed to them over Sam George's candidature, failure of which they have threatened to proceed to court.

Much is also made over the allegation that freedom of information requests were made of various officials by the executive branch.

The governor, the state Assembly and Senate each have control over lump sum spending for the 2016 - 17 budget, with as much as $ 2.2 billion be directed by the executive branch.

Even though counsel is to some degree «independent» and free from Executive Branch supervision to a greater extent than other federal prosecutors, the Act gives the Executive Branch sufficient control over the independent counsel to ensure that the President is able to perform his constitutionally assigned duties.

When the Saxbe fix was used for Hillary Clinton, who had the same problem, there was some debate over whether it would be valid, due to the timing of when the raise by the Executive Branch took effect compared to exactly when Clinton resigned from the Senate and when her term of service began at the State Dept.. The Constitutionality has nothing whatsoever to do with Clinton's personal actions and these particulars would hold for others too if the timing was similar.

So then, no government (defined as those people operate in the offices of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches thereof) has been conferred by law to exact its will over the very People it claims to protect and serve, and who are the very source of law that is said to have established such a government.

Walt McClure, a spokesman for the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which has oversight over the executive and legislative branches, said said his agency can not comment about whether an investigation has been started or the status of ongoing probes.

Now, the charter contingent has gotten a significant piece of what it wanted: strong pro-charter legislation, a supportive executive branch in Albany, and a mayor with limited power over charters» ability to grow.

Sen. Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, told colleagues that the legislation contains too much «gray area» over who is defined as an employee and fails to clarify how investigations of sexual harassment in the executive and legislative branches of state government will be conducted.

That will give the governor significant sway because of the executive branch's outsized control over budget negotiations.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's efforts over the years to consolidate power in the executive branch have been widely reported — and criticized by state lawmakers and good government watchdogs, who say the executive branch in New York is inherently powerful enough.

Cuomo's comments came after a dust up last week on the commission examining salaries in the legislative, judicial and executive branches in state government over whether legislators were making a clear enough argument for a pay raise.

Last year, the judicial branch clashed with the executive over its unwillingness to following his lead in making an across - the - board budget cut.

At the same time, DiNapoli's report takes issue with the spending proposal including language that would allow the executive branch to have control over the budget post-legislative approval such as the ability to hike or lower planned expenditures and re-allocate previously approved spending.

Pataki's term had been marked with annual debates with the State Legislature over the powers allocated to the Executive and Legislative Branches on the adoption of the state budget.

In an exclusive interview, the Central Regional Communication Officer of the NDC, Mr. Kwesi Dawood explained that branch, ward, constituency and the Regional Executives under the able Chairmanship of Mr. Bernard Allotey Jacobs have planned and prepared adequately ahead of the President's tour and that the Toaso flavour is all over the place.

The chief place where parliamentary systems win out over the separately elected executive branch (at least in terms of preventing a government shutdown) is that the government (i.e. executive) is chosen by the legislative body.

But now, «With the executive branch being taken over by an actual County executive, there's an opportunity to focus on legislation,» so she finds herself itching to jump back into the political game again.

The exhibit will feature eight panels that depict the evolution of Dutchess County Government's legislative and executive branches over the past 300 years.

Despite the conclusion of one of the more controversial contract battles in recent history between the Civil Service Employees Association and the executive branch, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NY's largest state workers union remain at odds over a host of issues.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat whose staff is advising the commission, said last week that a deal was in the works to avoid a court battle over separation of powers, and how far an executive branch commission could probe the Legislature.

That would almost certainly touch off a high - profile legal battle over the right of a body created by the executive branch to probe the inner workings of the Legislature.

The executive branch also predicted spending in this area will increase to $ 32 million over the next four years.

This back and forth over whether or not the branch executives should be part of the meeting, escalated the confusion between the two men, and Mr. Quarshie opted to leave the house.

State records show that the company has spent over $ 140,000 on lobbying in New York since the beginning of 2013 and that the executive branch was among the entities lobbied.

Governor Cuomo has some executive power to circumvent the legislature on issues the executive branch has direct control over.

Mr. DiNapoli's office also audits the executive branch, a task he has performed with great independence, often causing Mr. Cuomo to bristle over seemingly any negative finding.

With a team of more than 20 staff and a $ 16 million dollar annual budget, she administers programs and professional development for over 250 fellows in the executive, judicial and legislative branches of the U.S. government.

THE US Congress, according to the Constitution we hold sacred over here, is one of three branches of the federal government (the other two being the executive and judicial branches).

Over four decades, AAAS has partnered with more than 60 professional societies and organizations to sponsor more than 2,600 Science & Technology Policy Fellows in the legislative and executive branch.

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