Presidential Spending Power
Title | Presidential Spending Power PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Fisher |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2015-03-08 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1400868343 |
Each year billions of dollars are diverted by the President and his assistants from the purposes for which Congress intended them. Billions more are used in confidential and covert ways, without the knowledge of Congress and the public. Here is the first account of how this money is actually spent. Louis Fisher writes: "When it comes to the administration of the budget, we find nothing that is obvious, very little that is visible. Our priorities here are peculiar. We fix upon the appropriations process, watching with great fascination as Congress goes about its business of making funds available to agencies. What happens after that point —the actual spending of money—rarely commands our attention." To unravel the mystery, Louis Fisher has investigated different forms of discretionary action: the transfer of funds that initially financed the Cambodian incursion; impoundment during the Nixon administration; covert financing; the reprogramming of funds; and unauthorized commitments. He describes each of these devices in operation and provides the historical background of Presidential spending power. In conclusion Louis Fisher presents a cogent and timely analysis of what can be done to improve Congressional control. Sufficient control, he maintains, cannot be achieved merely through the appropriations process, and he makes important recommendations designed to preserve discretionary authority while improving Congressional supervision. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Spending Power
Title | The Spending Power PDF eBook |
Author | Lucius Wilmerding |
Publisher | |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 1943 |
Genre | Finance |
ISBN |
Presidential Pork
Title | Presidential Pork PDF eBook |
Author | John Hudak |
Publisher | Brookings Institution Press |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2014-02-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0815725205 |
Presidential earmarks? Perhaps even more so than their counterparts in Congress, presidents have the motive and the means to politicize spending for political power. But do they? In Presidential Pork, John Hudak explains and interprets presidential efforts to control federal spending and accumulate electoral rewards from that power. The projects that members of Congress secure for their constituents certainly attract attention. Political pundits still chuckle about the “Bridge to Nowhere.” But Hudak clearly illustrates that while Congress claims credit for earmarks and pet projects, the practice is alive and well in the White House, too. More than any representative or senator, presidents engage in pork barrel spending in a comprehensive and systematic way to advance their electoral interests. It will come as no surprise that the White House often steers the enormous federal bureaucracy to spend funds in swing states. It is a major advantage that only incumbents enjoy. Hudak reconceptualizes the way in which we view the U.S. presidency and the goals and behaviors of those who hold the nation’s highest office. He illustrates that presidents and their White Houses are indeed complicit in distributing presidential pork—and how they do it. The result is an illuminating and highly original take on presidential power and public policy.
Congressional Abdication on War and Spending
Title | Congressional Abdication on War and Spending PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Fisher |
Publisher | Texas A&M University Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780890969519 |
"For thirty years Fisher has observed, informed, and even influenced Congress from his position in the Congressional Research Service. As a scholar, he has studied and published several important books on the separation of powers. Now, for the first time, he not only summarizes the well-informed observations of a distinguished career but also analyzes the reasons for this congressional failure of will and advocates practical ways to redress the balance.".
The Powers of the Presidency
Title | The Powers of the Presidency PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 145222627X |
This is a comprehensive and illustrative work on the historical and contemporary perspective on presidential powers, guiding readers through the presidency as a constitutional office with many updated features from the previous edition.
The Law of the Executive Branch
Title | The Law of the Executive Branch PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Fisher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 482 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0199856214 |
The Law of the Executive Branch: Presidential Power places the law of the executive branch firmly in the context of constitutional language, framers' intent, and more than two centuries of practice. Each provision of the US Constitution is analyzed to reveal its contemporary meaning and in concert with the application of presidential power.
President and Congress
Title | President and Congress PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Fisher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
An analysis of the conflicts between the President and Congress in four areas of shared power--legislative power, taxing power, spending power, and the war power.