Obama Poised to Use Executive Power to Muscle Through Domestic Agenda

clipped from www.foxnews.com Faced with a resurgent GOP and a largely stalled legislative agenda, President Obama is planning to use his executive powers to forge ahead with his domestic initiatives, including on energy, the environment and the economy, The New York Times reported. "We are reviewing a list of presidential executive orders and directives to get the job done across a front of issues," White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told the newspaper. The president has a range of powers -- from executive orders to agency initiatives -- that don't require legislative action, Obama was threatening to use his executive power this month to install nominees whose confirmations had been delayed by senators. But he dropped his threat to use recess appointments after Republicans released their holds and allowed 27 nominees to be voted on and confirmed. Click here to read the full New York Times story.

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