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Authorization Quotes
Sayings on Congress and legislative authorization power
These quotes recall the Marshall Plan's authorization act and how Congress used similar bills to shape authority over new agencies.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act is an important authorization for our country and for our citizens, as we have seen so vividly in the last few weeks.
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We are a possession of the United States. Congress has full authorization power over Puerto Rico.
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Last year, Congress gave the Department of Defense the authority to design a new civilian personnel system for its employees as part of the defense authorization bill.
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I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our most important job in Congress is to provide for our national defense, and therefore, every year, Congress allocates funds and determines defense priorities in a bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA.
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