I just want to express publicly and on the record my dismay at the dismantling of what I think has been one of the most effective oversight and reform tools within the government, the inspector general, as being coopted, and, in my opinion, politicized and misused.
Farenthold criticizes the politicization of the inspector general's role in government oversight.
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