What Can Congress Do Now? Investigations and Filibusters

Filibusters

• Data  (see graph on Straus p. 198)
• Nuclear option, part 2?

Oversight

• GAO -- video
• CBO
• CRS
• Diminished institutional capacity

Legislation:  Executive Branch Organization and Laws on Reporting 

• Inspectors General
• Reporting requirements

Impeachment

• The Constitution
• Gerald R. Ford: "An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history."
• House role
• Senate role

Executive privilege and Fast and Furious

Impeachment

• Clinton impeachment illustrates presidential power
• Clinton impeachment trial.