While there are obvious issues with Congressional oversight, accountability, and transparency with the creation of new czar positions within the Executive Office of the President, that is a totally different issue from Senate-confirmed individuals who are performing important roles who do testify before us regularly.
Collins distinguishes between czar positions and Senate-confirmed roles in oversight.
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