The phrase "asked that the administration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is requesting or suggesting that the administration take a specific action or make a decision.
Example: "The committee asked that the administration consider the proposal for the new community center."
Alternatives: "requested that the administration" or "urged the administration to".
Smith asks that a judge declare the ongoing campaign illegal unless Obama obtains congressional authorization, and he asks that the administration cover his legal fees.
More than two years later, after more than 160,000 people signed an official White House petition asking that the administration pardon Edward Snowden, the government is finally responding.
The CPJ has written to Obama before, protesting the use of secret subpoenas and asking that the administration be more transparent about the powers of the NSA.
"I would like to ask that the administration review the status of the 86 detainees who were cleared for transfer in the past and let me know if there are suitable places to continue to hold or resettle these detainees either in their home countries or third countries".
On Tuesday, Brett Shumate, a Justice Department lawyer, asked that should Furman rule against the Trump administration, he limit the scope of his remedy only to affect the parties that would be injured and allow the Commerce Department to decide how to implement it.
Two federal appeals courts had blocked critical parts of the order, and the administration had asked that the lower court rulings be stayed while the case moved forward.
The administration also asked that the law at least be put on hold until a federal appeals court in Washington decides whether ending net neutrality was lawful.
This year the Bush administration asked that the ban be lifted, and both the Senate and House passed bills authorizing research to proceed while requiring further Congressional approval before moving to development or production.
