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As a member of Congress, I believe Congress must provide oversight of actions by the Executive Branch as our system of checks and balances requires.

One of the responsibilities of Congress is the power of the purse, but there is also oversight. In order to have proper oversight, you have to have agency administrators, directors, and secretaries of those agencies speak frankly and about the facts.

It's Congress' job to keep an eye on the other agencies and the workings of the entire government. It is our constitutional duty.

We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations.

I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and civil liberties requires continual Congressional oversight, and I will continue to work to assert the role of this body in carrying out this grave responsibility.

Serving on the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight allows me to play a role making government more accountable by investigating waste, mismanagement, and improprieties.

Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me.

Congress has the constitutional responsibility to control the power of the 'purse'.

Congress has a responsibility to review research paid for by hard-working American taxpayers.