Presidential Advisers' Testimony Before Congressional Committees : An Overview.

Discusses issues that may arise when Presidential advisers are asked to provide testimony to Congressional committees. Reviews development of system of Presidential advisors, establishment of the Executive Office of President, and growth in the number of Presidential advisors. Lists instances of Pre...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Governmental investigations > United States. Executive-legislative relations. Executive privilege (Government information) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses issues that may arise when Presidential advisers are asked to provide testimony to Congressional committees. Reviews development of system of Presidential advisors, establishment of the Executive Office of President, and growth in the number of Presidential advisors. Lists instances of Presidential testimony before Congress and instances where advisors refused to testify, and reviews legal and policy factors which explain why Presidential advisors do not regularly testify before committees. Examines Congressional right to executive branch information, and the procedure for obtaining executive branch testimony.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.