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How do legislators justify proposing over 500 bills with no force of law (expressing opinions and naming post offices) when there isn't enough time to pass individual budgets this year, resulting in more earmarks on huge consolidated omnibus bills?
Asked by: michael perigard from Seattle, WA. Received 24 Votes.
Categories: Campaign 2008 · Ethics · Money & Politics. Tags: budget · campaign finance · Congress · ethics · government · house · legislature · partisan politics · senate · spending.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)

I completely agree. I think we should pass all twelve of these appropriations bills. That’s been my constant message to our leadership—let’s pass our bills and get our work done. I want to bring up mine first. I want to go first with the interior and environment appropriations bill.

Answered on Apr 4th, 2008 More
Congress is charged with oversight of the Executive Branch. How does the Bush Administration compare with other administrations when it comes to providing information to Congress?
Asked by: DCPundit from Washington, DC. Received 1 Vote.
Categories: Ethics · President Bush. Tags: Bush · Congress · oversight · White House.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)

I think the Bush Administration has been more secretive than any administration in history even more than the Nixon Administration. They set up road blocks even before September eleventh 2001 to try to keep their operations away from the Congress and the American people, which I think is a serious mistake.

Answered on Nov 6th, 2007 More