Congressional intervention in the administrative state: an inquiry into the Keating Five Hearings

The relationship between members of Congress’ and administrators has always been problematic. Interaction between the two takes place in oversight, casework and constituency service. Since the relationship is between two branches of government, separation of powers iS a problem and a delicate balance must be maintained when the two branches interact. Interaction is a current concern because the amount taking place is increasing. There are only a few guidelines that govern the interaction between members of Congress and administrators: court opinions, rules and expectations of both the House and Senate and the code of ethics for public servants. Since the guidelines are sketchy, most operate according to their own ideas of what is and what is not appropriate interaction. The Keating Five Hearings provide a well-documented interaction between members of Congress and administrators highlighting the relevant law and the normative and ethical issues that guide this interaction.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Department dc:contributor.department

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• West, Krista A.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Rohr, John A.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Wolfe, James F.
• Wamsley, Gary L.
• Goodsell, Charles T.
• Rees, Joseph L.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-10192006-115612

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40003