"Some argue we are giving up our power of advice and consent," said Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, the independent from Connecticut and a chief author of the bill.
The proposal to end Senate review of about 200 executive branch positions would be the most serious effort in recent years to pare the chamber's constitutional power of advice and consent.
Frustrated by the ability of Senate Democrats to hold together filibusters first against Miguel Estrada and then against a handful of other nominees, the Republican leadership set aside nearly 40 straight hours of floor time this month to try to prove that Democrats were misusing the constitutional power of "advice and consent".
Lyrically, the song has themes of girl power, maternal advice and individuality.
Opening with a spiel about the Senate's constitutional power of advice and consent, Rubio then landed on this: .
When one thinks in terms of distinct and contrasting concepts characterizing each world, such as facts versus values, objectivity versus subjectivity, or truth versus power, scientific advice seems almost a paradox [ 1].
She married Jason and used her magic powers and advice to help him.
Dinkins, said that much of Mr. Powers's advice was practical.
He has clung to power, defying the advice of doctors, friends and foes alike.
Done in by pride and by two scheming tribunes, Brutus James Nesbittt) and Sicinius (Paul Jesson), Coriolanus falls from power, despite the advice of his mother and his friend Menenius (Brian Cox).
In this selection of candid extracts, Till asks some of the most notable figure of the 20th century the lessons they learned in power – and the advice they would give to future generations of leaders.
