Did the POTUS say he wants less checks and balances?

[Benton]

(06-30-2017, 12:14 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I took the first round of complaints a few weeks ago as meaning he's frustrated that so much does through Congress and that Congress has a system for making sure shit (usually) doesn't get passed (committees, debates, voting).

From what former Trump execs have said, his company was basically him deciding what happens and a "board" a execs just saying it was a good idea.

Committees are where most of the deal making comes in.

Lawmakers on different committees hold bills hostage so that other bills get killed, get enough votes, don't get to the floor, etc. Some truly outstanding bills never make it out of committee at the state and federal level just because a committee chair (or enough of the committee together) can't get what they want.

If that's what Trump is referencing, I'm all for a change there. The idea of a committee is to weed out redundant or pointless proposals as a way to cut down on wasted time. And they do that. But the by product is a handful — or sometimes a single lawmaker — with the ability to manipulate all of Congress.