«CONGRESSIONAL»的英语 引用
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As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I was one of the leaders, because why? As a lobbyist, once you buy a congressional office, you don't have to re-buy that office in six years, right?
We've got activists all across the country like the members of the Million Mom March organization, some of their leaders are here tonight. We're phone banking congressional offices and pursuing editorial boards.
It is high time for some congressional oversight backbone.
But in this Congress, accountability is just a catch phrase, usually directed elsewhere. Demands to personal responsibility or corporate accountability abound, but rarely congressional accountability or fiscal responsibility.
I filed the ethics complaint against Tom DeLay not because I'm a Democrat and he's a Republican or even because he drew me out of my congressional seat but because he engaged in corruption to further his plans to disenfranchise voters in Texas.
Our congressional district is the fastest growing in the state. Nowhere is there a greater need for new and improved roads and transit systems that will spare us the hours we spend each day in traffic.
As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congressional district that counts on safe, reliable rail service, I am a strong supporter of providing this vital industry the funding necessary to continue operations.
Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that of saving congressional souls.
Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate argument in favor of term limitations.
Well, I mean, Congress did originally set the formula for the state grants, and they guaranteed every state a minimum formula. So that was a congressional decision.
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1
The Logic of
Congressional Action
In this book, the author offers a theory that explains not only why special interest frequently triumph but also why the general public sometimes wins.
2
Report of the
Congressional Committees Investigating the ...
Contents: The Report: executive summary; Central America; the arms sales to Iran; exposure and concealment; the enterprise; conclusions and recommendations.
Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye, 1995
3
Congressional Women: Their Recruitment, Integration, and ...
This is a revision and update of Gertzog's successful 1984 study of women in the United States Congress.
4
The
Congressional Experience
This second edition of "The Congressional Experience" has been revised and updated to cover events that have occurred over the past six years, such as Congressman David Price's own defeat in 1994 and his comeback in 1996, the waxing and ...
5
The
Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and ...
The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policy draws on interviews with high-level participants in the budget debates of the last 35 years to tell the story of the CBO.
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The 110th
Congressional District Atlas
This edition contains important updates for the 110th congressional districts, including A compilation of data from the 2006 American Community Survey, Key data from the 2006 census for the county components within all congressional ...
7
The
Congressional Black Caucus and Foreign Policy
This comprehensive book shows the CBC's 25 year struggle to sway US foreign policy in order to achieve a favourable outcome of its goals.
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Biographical Dictionary of
Congressional Women
A comprehensive reference guide to women who have served in Congress.
9
United States
Congressional Districts, 1883-1913
"Three census decades arranged alphabetically by state are covered by this volume, with a total of 14 variables (from percent of foreign born to percent of manufacturing employees) presented in tabular format.
Stanley B. Parsons, Michael J. Dubin, Karen Toombs Parsons, 1990
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A Guide to
Congressional Hearings
Whether legislative, oversight, investigative, or a combination of these, all hearings share common elements of preparation and conduct. This book provides a guide to conducting Congressional hearings.
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Ex-congressional hopeful indicted in alleged anti-Muslim plot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal grand jury has indicted a former Tennessee congressional candidate for allegedly soliciting others in a plan to ... «CBS News, 七月 15»
RELEASE: Paris Climate Agreement May Not Require …
... it may lack the elements that would suggest the need for congressional consent, such as legally binding national emissions reduction targets. «Center For American Progress, 七月 15»
LaHood cruises to congressional nomination
Rural Hudson resident Mary Ann Brumleve prepares to vote in the special election for Illinois's 18th congressional district, in the meeting room ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, 七月 15»
Early polling favorable for Brown in 3rd District Congressional race
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An early poll for the 2016 race for Indiana's Third Congressional District shows positive numbers for republican ... «WANE, 七月 15»
Congress quietly renewed a ban on gun-violence research
A congressional ban on gun violence research backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) has been extended in the aftermath of the ... «Business Insider, 七月 15»
Hillary Clinton To Meet With Congressional Black Caucus
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton will make a trip to Capitol Hill next week to visit with the Congressional Black Caucus. The Democratic ... «Huffington Post, 七月 15»
Confusion, light turnout in 18th Congressional District primary
The fact that Sangamon County is split between two congressional districts caused some confusion Tuesday. County Clerk Don Gray said that ... «The State Journal-Register, 七月 15»
Congressional delegation opposes fast track
Many of my friends and co-workers contacted our congressional delegation in opposition of fast track and unfair trade deals because they ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, 七月 15»
Raskin reports $500K in contributions for Md. 8th District …
State Sen. Jamie Raskin has raised more than a half-million dollars in his Democratic primary campaign for Maryland's 8th Congressional ... «Washington Post, 七月 15»
Hill's Spending on Itself Set on Cautious Course
The Capitol Dome's restoration is funded in the legislative branch appropriations bill dealing with congressional spending. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll ... «Roll Call, 七月 15»
