AP: Democrats pledge array of investigations

[Kadie]

Democrats pledge array of investigations
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer
35 minutes ago


WASHINGTON - The incoming chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is promising an array of oversight investigations that could provoke sharp disagreement with Republicans and the White House.

Rep. John Dingell (news, bio, voting record), D-Mich., pledged that Democrats, swept to power in the Nov. 7 elections, would govern "in the middle" next year. But the veteran lawmaker has a reputation as one who has never avoided a fight and he did not back away from that reputation on Sunday.

Among the investigations he said he wants the committee to undertake:

_The new Medicare drug benefit. "There are lots and lots and lots of scandals," he said, without citing specifics.

_Spending on government contractors in Iraq, including Halliburton Co., the Texas-based oil services conglomerate once led by Vice President Dick Cheney.

_An energy task force overseen by Cheney. It "was carefully cooked to provide only participation by oil companies and energy companies," Dingell said.

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[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Ah, the headlines we've been looking forward to for years...

[Old and In the Way]

2. Glad to see they are going after Cheney's secret task force.

Therein lies the war planning for the invasion of Iraq. Question is, will they find any records? I suspect that we'll hear a constant refrain of "gee, we can't seem to locate the documents you requested".

[npincus]

3. MSM pundits cite this like it's a BAD thing