Congressional Oversight

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CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT Raira Ank Melea Anderson Diana Mendez Austin Amandolia

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Congressional Oversight. Raira Ank Melea Anderson Diana Mendez Austin Amandolia. Congressional Approval. No agency may exist without approval Has ability to eliminate agencies that don’t function according to its rules. Purse Strings. Agency can’t spend money authorization from Congress - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT

Raira AnkMelea AndersonDiana Mendez

Austin Amandolia

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Congressional Approval

No agency may exist without approval Has ability to eliminate agencies that

don’t function according to its rules

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Purse Strings

Agency can’t spend money authorization from Congress

Can authorize spending on yearly pr permanent basis

Without authorization, an agency will go out of business

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Appropriations

No money can be spent unless Congress approves an appropriation

Appropriation hearing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CNVh9OQ

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Bureaucracies don’t want oversight

Allows non-competitivebids to be awarded to thecompanies Companies are said tohave the “Politicians in their pockets”

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Oversight of Politicians?

Oversight of the bureaucracy indirectly becomes the oversight of the Politicians http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid

=20100425100910AAbEZ0R