But what are these congressional critics likely to do to give force to their criticisms?
Also believes that any security accord must be subject to congressional approval.
Republican and Democratic politicians made bold predictions on Sunday and sounded upbeat ahead of Tuesday's midterm congressional and gubernatorial elections.
One of Defense Secretary Robert Gates's arguments in favor of congressional repeal was that he foresaw a judgment by courts overturning the law.
At most, a document concocted for open publication and congressional consumption by officials in the White House offers a set of clues to how a President will act on national security.
The congressional debates are being more and more intense.
This is the fourth round of negotiations with congressional leaders.
In his recent congressional testimony, though, he admitted that he found a "flaw" in his free-market model.
The congressional drive to pass a wholesale reform of foreign-aid distribution has also been dealt a blow due to the GOP takeover of the House.
Ideally, congressional casework puts the legislator in the role of an "ombudsman" checking up on the quality of administration and helping citizens to obtain fair treatment from the agencies.
The Republican sweep in the senatorial and congressional contests.
That will give them a big advantage next year, when the states redraw their congressional districts.
In essence, this provides a considerable range of options for the president -- with congressional approval, of course.
He promised, as every previous President has, to vet the budget "line by line" for waste; he will find it just as hard as his predecessors to kill off programmes with powerful congressional backers.
The congressional opponents zeroed in on the bill.
Nixon was famously good: most of the funding for his first congressional run came from poker winnings.
The new bill, which also allows for greater congressional oversight of such surveillance, could be voted on next week, but would need to be reconciled with whatever the Senate passes.
Messrs Mann and Ornstein resist the temptation to look at congressional history through rose-tinted spectacles.
The snag is that most of the reform’s provisions will not take effect in time to influence congressional elections in November.
Each one of these strike-throughs meant billions of dollars and thousands of jobs lost in dozens of congressional districts.
There is no need for a congressional prod.
States will redraw congressional districts next year.
He was suited up and combed down for his congressional appearance.
Radiologist groups and manufacturers of ct equipment, among others, launched a write-in campaign, conducted congressional briefings, and persuaded 56 members of the u.
Less than an hour before trading began on Wall Street, President Bush reaffirmed the need for congressional action to stave off further financial upheaval.
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