Congress vs. the Bureaucracy: Muzzling Agency Public Relations

摘要

In this book, Lee explores the U.S. Congress's attempts over the past century to restrict or prohibit the executive branch agencies from engaging in public relations. He describes public relations as one way that federal agencies attempt to gain autonomy from Congress, creating public pressure on Congress to support agency missions and programs rather than relying on Congress to determine their value. This public pressure reduces the power of Congress to control the agencies, changing the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government.