Congressional tools to control the bureaucracy are much weaker and less effective than those possessed by the president.

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Congress has several powerful tools to control the bureaucracy, including the power to create or abolish agencies, the power of the purse (funding decisions), oversight functions through hearings and investigations, and the authority to pass legislation that can alter an agency's functions or procedures. These tools can be as potent as, if not more potent than, those available to the president.

Congressional Tools to Control the Bureaucracy Are Much Weaker and Less