Reid says Senate Democrats plan investigatory hearings

[JI7]

<The new leader of Senate Democrats says his party will conduct investigative hearings next year into what he says are "unanswered questions" about problems in the Bush administration.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says Democrats will provide the oversight that Republicans have been been reluctant to carry out.

Reid is replacing his defeated predecessor, Dakota's Tom Daschle.

North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, who heads the Democratic Policy Committee, says the first investigative hearing might focus on contact abuse in Iraq.

The two senators say they would step aside whenever Republicans agreed to hold regular committee hearings on a topic. >

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[Leilani]

1. The best defense is a good offense.

Go Harry!

[rodeodance]

2. If the Pepugs take over any Investigation started by the Dems--I am

afraid that it will be whitewashed. Best that they hold their separate investigations.

[dbfl33040]

3. big deal!!!

[Cheswick2.0]

6. I agree.. great deal

someone has to investigate this corrupt administration even if they don't have the power to bring action.

[Old and In the Way]

4. Maybe Conyer's hearings are providing inspiration for Reid.

Nothing like the light of day to scatter cockroaches.

[Cheswick2.0]

5. good for them

I hope they get some attention

[w4rma]

7. Why didn't Daschle do this before? Ugh. This should have started 4 years

ago.

[dubyaD40web]

8. yep, 4 years too late.

[Radical Activist]

9. About Time. This is great

We need to bring the worst to light and keep the focus on Bush's lies and corruption. That will keep him from accomplishing his agenda and hurt whoever runs in '08. Let the truth come out!

[JohnKleeb]

10. Good for him

He's impressed me thus far.