Sentence examples for oversight requests from inspiring English sources

"While we respectfully seek to accommodate appropriate oversight requests, we are unaware of any precedent supporting such sweeping requests," Mr. Cipollone wrote.

Faced with these precedents and reluctant to risk a definitive ruling from the Supreme Court, the executive branch typically seeks to accommodate legitimate oversight requests rather than resist.

WASHINGTON — House Democrats, increasingly optimistic they will win back control in November, are mining a mountain of stymied oversight requests in preparation for an onslaught of hearings, subpoenas and investigations into nearly every corner of the Trump administration.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis). said flatly Thursday that he opposed the effort to impeach Rosenstein and that he believed Justice Department officials were working in good faith to comply with the congressional oversight requests.

Moreover, as former House general counsel Irvin B. Nathan has pointed out, Congress has other tools to compel executive branch cooperation with oversight requests, including the power of the purse.

John Linder (R-Ga). in 2000 cites examples of confidential information that might not be available to Congress and outlines "the Department's longstanding positions and practices on responding to congressional oversight requests". The letter is especially stringent when it comes to ongoing investigations.

Mr. Cheney's general resistance to complying with the oversight request was first reported last year by The Chicago Tribune.

DHS sources indicated that their belief also projected that the post-May changes would lead to greater internal scrutiny and oversight over requests from the police departments with which they partner.

The House oversight committee requested the documents last month.

Do agencies need additional authorities to be able to help provide effective oversight?" The request also seeks information about White House contacts with Enron regarding the Bush administration's energy policy.

House and Senate oversight committees requested copies of the Police Executive Research Forum report last fall but received only summaries.