Congressional Response to Statements of Administration Policy and Presidential Signing Statements

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Ainsworth, Scott
Harward, Brian
Moffett, Ken
Rice, Laurie
Date Issued
October 7, 2014
Abstract
We explore the sensitivity of Congress to statements of administration policy (SAPs) and signing statements in the struggle with the executive over policy. We hypothesize that the nature and use of objections contained in these presidential communications generates additional congressional oversight. To test whether this happens, we developed a dataset with all SAPs, signing statements, and congressional oversight hearings from 1997 through 2007. The results indicate that the type and number of objections raised in presidential communications affects congressional oversight activity.
Journal
Congress & the Presidency
Department
Political Science
Citation
Scott Ainsworth, Brian Harward, Ken Moffett & Laurie Rice (2014). Congressional Response to Statements of Administration Policy and Presidential Signing Statements, Congress & the Presidency, 41:3, 312-334, DOI: 10.1080/07343469.2014.942016.
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Routledge
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Postprint
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DOI
10.1080/07343469.2014.942016
ISSN
0734-3469
1944-1053
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Congress & the Presidency on October 7, 2014, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07343469.2014.942016.
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