CMC Congress Course: Congress and the Executive II

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I shall post videos, graphs, news stories, and other material there. We shall use some of this material in class, and you may review the rest at your convenience. You will all receive invitations to post to the blog. (Please let me know if you do not get such an invitation.) I encourage you to use the blog in these ways:

To post questions or comments about the readings before we discuss them in class;
To follow up on class discussions with additional comments or questions.
To post relevant news items or videos.

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

Congress and the Executive II

Because of a 1 pm meeting, student hour today will be immediately after class. If that time does not work, email me for a Zoom.

LBJ and negotiation

Interview with the Bush leg affairs shop

The Biden legislative affairs shop

CQ on presidential success (review from a few weeks ago)

Presidential approval and the "decay curve"

Binder article in Thurber: SALIENT issues often give way to gridlock, especially during divided government.

NAIL: Nominations, Appropriations, Investigations, Legislation

Nominations

Appropriations

Limitation riders and the case of ACA

Investigation and Oversight

Legislation: Executive Branch Organization and Laws on Reporting

Inspectors General (Trump firings)
Reporting requirements
The old legislative veto and the Congressional Review Act. (A rare example of one that becamelaw) See Davidson, p. 339
Congress "organizes" the executive:
-- The "organization" of DHS.

-- DNI and the intelligence community

Subpoenas and Contempt of Congress

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