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ffr

(22,672 posts)
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 02:03 AM Jan 2019

Dems Broaden Title Of Oversight Cmte. To Include Private Sector Before Probes

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is broadening the title of the committee he will soon chair from the “Committee on Oversight and Government Reform” to the “Committee on Oversight and Reform” to better encompass the private sector before launching investigations into President Donald Trump’s businesses.

Read the full statement here:

“I am pleased that the House of Representatives will be changing the name of our Committee to better reflect our true jurisdiction, which covers both government and the private sector. In the upcoming session of Congress, we will investigate waste, fraud, and abuse in the Trump Administration, and we will also examine many other issues that affect the American people every day, such as the escalating prices of prescription drugs that are negatively impacting families across the country and the opioid crisis that is devastating our communities. I am also heartened that our new acronym will now reflect the fact that oversight is one of Congress’ core responsibilities under the Constitution.” - TPM


Drain the swamp.
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Dems Broaden Title Of Oversight Cmte. To Include Private Sector Before Probes (Original Post) ffr Jan 2019 OP
Mahalo, ffr! Cha Jan 2019 #1
Happy 2019 begins in less than 12 hours. ffr Jan 2019 #3
Yes! Happy Blue Year! Cha Jan 2019 #4
hahaha ffr Jan 2019 #5
You'll like this, too! Cha Jan 2019 #7
Hey! That's very catchy! calimary Jan 2019 #8
I can't remember who Cha Jan 2019 #9
Maybe me, I remember posting it to someone. akraven Jan 2019 #10
I think it was you, akraven! Cha Jan 2019 #12
LOL! That big ole bear is on her way to DC - akraven Jan 2019 #13
Happy Blue Year, akraven! Cha Jan 2019 #14
One does not argue with a Kodiak Brownie! akraven Jan 2019 #15
Brilliant! Cha Jan 2019 #16
Eli's coming. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #2
WHY did I just have that song in my head and couldn't get here fast enough to post it? akraven Jan 2019 #11
Elijah is going to open a can Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #17
K&R betsuni Jan 2019 #6

akraven

(1,975 posts)
10. Maybe me, I remember posting it to someone.
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 05:44 AM
Jan 2019

Doesn't matter - anything I post is reusable! I've said it to dozens while shopping, running around the neighborhood etc. The reactions are a blast, from the carloads of them I drove to the polls, to the absolute diehard Repukes.

One way or another, they're gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha.....

Cha

(297,774 posts)
12. I think it was you, akraven!
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 05:51 AM
Jan 2019

Now that you mention it.. I thought it was Cool.. I started using it the next day.

Thank YOU! I said "Happy Blue Wave" to my sister in Asheville, NC.. and she had to ask what I was talking about.. so I told her.

akraven

(1,975 posts)
13. LOL! That big ole bear is on her way to DC -
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 05:55 AM
Jan 2019

and will take a BIG bite out of "The Donald". Happy Blue Year, Cha!

akraven

(1,975 posts)
15. One does not argue with a Kodiak Brownie!
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 06:15 AM
Jan 2019

He's just Nancy Pelosi's backup - in case the Repukes try some more shit!

akraven

(1,975 posts)
11. WHY did I just have that song in my head and couldn't get here fast enough to post it?
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 05:46 AM
Jan 2019

Better, better hide your heart, because now I have to find the headphones and find the song!!

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
17. Elijah is going to open a can
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 03:04 PM
Jan 2019

of whoop ass. He's been stymied for a few years now. The worm just turned.

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