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With all the flap over US AG Gonzales, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney and Halliburton and any thing else the Democrats have time to ‘investigate’, it starts looking more like politics than a sincere interest to uncover wrongdoing. Most people would probably agree that there are a host of issues to investigate that would fall under the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. One could also suggest that every American you could ask would have at least one proposal for an investigation into government activities that appear not quite right. So why has Rep. Henry Waxman’s committee not considered investigating improper activity involving Sen Dianne Feinstein?

According to the committee’s website these are their functions:

About the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Chairman Henry A. Waxman
Chairman Waxman represents the 30th District of California and served as ranking member of the Committee on Government Reform since 1997 before becoming chairman in 2007.

Rules and Jurisdiction
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the main investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction to investigate any federal program and any matter with federal policy implications.

Subcommittees
Chairman Waxman has announced the formation of five subcommittees for the 110th Congress.

If he and the committee have time for the following:

House Panel Weighs Subpoenas

Administration Has Ignored Oversight Requests, Chairman Says
By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, April 21, 2007; A04

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) sought yesterday to pressure the Bush administration into divulging sensitive policy information, scheduling a committee vote for Wednesday on his plan to issue four subpoenas for the information.

and these over the last several weeks:

Rep. Waxman Renews Request After RNC Fails to Provide Information on White House Officials’ E-mails
(April 18, 2007) Chairman Waxman stated that it is unacceptable that - after three letters from the Committee - the RNC has provided only minimal information regarding White House officials’ use of RNC e-mail accounts.

Oversight Committee to Hold Hearing on Tillman, Lynch Incidents
(April 18, 2007) Chairman Waxman and the Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 focusing on misleading information following the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq.

Chairman Waxman Postpones Vote and Renews Request for Rice Testimony
(April 17, 2007) Chairman Waxman wrote to Secretary Rice announcing a one-week postponement of the Committee’s consideration of a subpoena and asking her to schedule a voluntary appearance before the Committee prior to the Memorial Day recess.

Chairman Waxman Requests Information on White House Contract with MZM
(April 10, 2007) Chairman Waxman requested information on a $140,000 contract awarded by the Executive Office of the President to MZM, Inc. in July 2002 as part of the Oversight Committee’s ongoing investigation into waste, fraud, and abuse in federal contracting.

The committee should have enough time to look into the matter of Senator Dianne Feinstein and her husband’s benefit from her influence over defense contract awards. That is the subject of the next post.

Stanford Matthews
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