More Oversight Needed To Protect U.S. Troops

By Rep. Vic Snyder
Special to Roll Call
June 4, 2004, 12 a.m.

I was at a breakfast meeting not long ago where I asked a former commander of U.S. Strategic Command how he found being required to report to Congress. His reply: He dreaded it but found it helpful. Unfortunately, the current House of Representatives fails to conduct serious oversight of the war in Iraq and other defense activities.



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As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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