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Tim Ryan: Yes, just moved to Dubai. You would think that with all of the taxpayer money they get, they would at least stay in the…

On the recordMarch 28, 2007
Yes, just moved to Dubai. You would think that with all of the taxpayer money they get, they would at least stay in the country. But all of this is not just coming out by coincidence. There have been 104 hearings related to the Iraq War. Oversight and accountability. One of the key responsibilities of the United States Congress is to provide oversight to the executive branch agencies, and we did not hear about any of this stuff for 6 years when the Republican House and the Republican Senate sat on their hands while all of this was going on. This is not stuff that is on the news. This is not stuff that just happened. This is stuff that happened when the Republican Congress was in charge. Now, I understand that we are all loyal to our political parties, but at some point, when it begins to hurt the American people, you need to provide the oversight of their tax money and the kind of inadequacy that has been going on in Iraq. Now all of the sudden they want to change course. Now all of the sudden the commander in the Middle East is running around saying that we do not have time. You know why they do not have time? Because we are putting the heat on them to get things done. 104 hearings on oversight. That is our responsibility.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing oversight and accountability related to the Iraq War during a House floor speech.

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