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bottomofthehill

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15. Congress created every agency and department by legislation

Reply to Aviation Pro (Reply #12)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 09:39 PM

Mar 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury was established by the First Congress of the United States in 1789 through an Act of Congress, with Alexander Hamilton appointed as the first Secretary of the Treasury.

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Why hasn't Congress moved to protect Social Security by making it part of the legislative branch? [View all] Aviation Pro Mar 2025 OP

The Congress is being controlled by Trump supporters. MineralMan Mar 2025 #1

The same reason they never bothered to seriously attempt to codify Roe v Wade. DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2025 #2

+1 leftstreet Mar 2025 #5

Chicken dinner orangecrush Mar 2025 #13

I'm not sure this Congress - at least the GOP part - *wants* to protect Social Security. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #3

I dont think the NTSB was ever under the Legislative Branch. bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #4

It was moved from Executive to Legislative Aviation Pro Mar 2025 #6

You may be confusing Independent Agency with Legislative Branch bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #7

The NTSB reports to Congress Aviation Pro Mar 2025 #9

By that logic all agencies that get appropriated funds are legislative branch agencies. bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #10

Here Aviation Pro Mar 2025 #12

Congress created every agency and department by legislation bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #15

Just because they are created by Congress, they are not legislative branch agencies. bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #16

Same reason Roe V Wade was never codified into law. Autumn Mar 2025 #8

They should have a long time ago Meowmee Mar 2025 #11

Republicans want to start SS Advantage Plan. Emile Mar 2025 #14