“as a result of specific questions posed by Congressional staffers during briefings.”
Barry Venable
“Congressional prodding historically has resulted in responses and reaction from the SEC.”
Jacob Frenkel
“It concerns me that some executive branch officials have recently been making suggestions that congressional initiatives and specific recommendations for funding and appropriations bills are unwarranted intrusions in the budget process,”
Jerry Lewis
“Because of our Congressional committee system, our government is closer to a gerontocracy than a democracy.”
Charles Frankel
“Packing the Ethics Committee with DeLay loyalists further immunizes the Republican congressional leadership not just from the Democrats but also from democracy.”
Chris Bell
“The president is claiming that he needs Congressional authority to set higher fuel economy standards for passenger cars. In reality, like Dorothy in Oz, he has had this authority all along but refused to use it. When given the chance, this administration has time and time again failed to make meaningful improvements in fuel economy.”
Daniel Becker
“Congressional action on Medicaid appears imminent, and while we have few details about the shape Medicaid reform will take -- most of what we know, we don't like.”
Craig Fuller
