What The Future Holds
ABC News already has a list of the new committee chairmen that will take over the various important posts in the House next session. And lists of all the investigations each has planned. If you thought there was gridlock before this, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Henry Waxman (D-Calif.): Described as "a pit-bull with a fantastic staff," Rep. Waxman is in place to take over as chairman of the powerful House Government Reform Committee. Insiders look for this to become the powerhouse investigating committee "where the action is at." Expect Rep. Waxman to start by issuing subpoenas for top Halliburton and KBR executives. Others issues will include Iraq war contracting and Katrina and Gulf Coast re-building.
The last time executives from tobacco companies were called to testify was when Congressman Waxman was Chairman of the Health and Environment Subcommittee of Government Reform in 1994.
There are a lot more, you'll want to read them for yourselves. ABC News openly calls this "payback time" so you can see where this is heading.
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The Anchoress » Gonna be interesting - First Impressions — Wednesday, 8 November , 2006 @ 10:21 am
By Martin, Wednesday, 8 November , 2006 @ 10:31 am
Great. This is exactly why I voted against the Republicans.
By Fausta, Wednesday, 8 November , 2006 @ 12:31 pm
Next: impeachment hearings.
By sigmund, carl and alfred, Wednesday, 8 November , 2006 @ 1:26 pm
I have to agree. Given the nature of the opposition this go round, it’s hard to believe anything other than ideological agendas will be played out.
This AM, I wrote about the shared similarities between the ME ideologues and this incarnation of the dems.
By AJB, Wednesday, 8 November , 2006 @ 5:29 pm
I weep for the poor persecuted Republicans who will be forced to be made accountable for the way they award government contracts.