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Do have the right to ask, request regarding the state of there union which presidents bak to georgeio washington have complied with but only after first decline to go provide information where they thought it would be contrary to public interest to provide it. subpoenas and investigatory powers are not there. that was voted down by the constitution convention and it is true that from very close to the beginning i think 1827 may have been the first year that this happened, congress has

Beginning, but they dont. theres actually nothing in the constitution that gives congress the power to issue subpoenas at all. they do have their right to ask, to request of the president information regarding the state of the union which, president after george washington have complied with, but only after first declining to provide information where they thought it would be contrary to public interest to provide it. so thats in the constitution, but subpoenas and investigative powers are not t...

The power to issue subpoenas at all. they do have the right to request of the president information regarding the state of the union which presidents back to george washington have complied with but only after first declining to provide information where they thought it would be con prairie to the public into the pro -- would be contrary to the public interest toto provide it. subpoenas and invest today tory powers are not there. there was c a proposal that congress have the power to punish indi...