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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)it was refreshing to watch an American president engage his opponents, much as a British prime minister does in his parliamentary question-and-answer sessions.
Who can ask questions? […] Under the current sessional orders, government members cannot ask questions without notice. Such questions had been criticised in the past because ministers often knew about the question in advance and gave prepared answers. These type of questions are known as 'Dorothy Dixers'. They are named after an American advice columnist who often wrote the questions she answered. Ministers' statements allow government members to speak about their current activities without using Dorothy Dixer questions.
I will ask Congress to grant me the privilege of coming before both houses to take questions, and address criticism, much the same as the prime minister of Great Britain appears regularly before the House of Commons.
I will ask Congress to grant me the privilege of coming before both houses to take questions, and address criticism, much the same as the prime minister of Great Britain appears regularly before the House of Commons.