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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-08-06 11:38 AM
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Rawstory: Democrat's 'oversight priorities'
Raw obtains letter detailing Democrat's 'oversight priorities'

Waxman enumerated those priorities in correspondence with chairman Tom Davis (R-VA) in February 2005, but as the minority party, Democrats have been unable to advance the agenda.

Citing the uncertain outcome of the November elections, Karen Lightfoot, spokeswoman for the Democratic Government Reform Committee staff, would not comment on which of Waxman's initiatives would take precedence if the Democrats win the House, or on when they would likely appear on the committee agenda.

The letter, however, clearly enumerates Waxman's priorities.

As described below, Congress has failed to investigate:
• The role of the White House in promoting misleading intelligence about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and ties to al-Qaeda;
• The responsibility of senior Administration officials for the abuses at Abu Ghraib;
• The role of the Vice President’s office in the award of Halliburton contracts;
• The role of the White House in withholding the Medicare cost estimates from Congress;
• The identity of the energy industry campaign contributors that met with the Vice President’s energy task force;
• The role of White House officials in leaking the identity of a covert CIA agent;
• The influence of industry lobbyists in writing EPA regulations;
• Allegations of conflicts of interest at multiple federal agencies and the White House; and
The role of Attorney General Ashcroft in illegal campaign finance activities.


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democrat_patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-08-06 11:56 AM
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1. I cannot wait for Conyers and Waxman to turn the lights on.

No more meeting in the freaking basement!

No more Republicans turning off the microphones and declaring the meeting over!

They'll now be in the hot seat UNDER OATH!
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