It's The Accountability, Stupid! House Dem Caucus Plans Series Of Oversight Reports

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It's The Accountability, Stupid! House Dem Caucus Plans Series Of Oversight Reports
By Greg Sargent | bio

Ahh, the sweet sound of accountability...

I've just learned that the House Democratic Caucus is planning a new series of what it's calling "Caucus Oversight and Accountability Reports."

The idea is this: the Dem Caucus will be providing periodic progress reports on all the different investigations and oversight stuff that's going on in Congress. Election Central got an advance copy of their first installment.

"This report is part of what will be a continuing series of Democratic Caucus updates on our efforts to conduct real oversight," it reads. "This feature will spotlight recent Democratic oversight efforts and successes, and provide an update on upcoming hearings and investigations Democrats will lead in the coming weeks. We promised to be accountable to the American people, and part of being accountable is letting the country know what you are doing in Washington."

This also appears to reflect a sense among Dem strategists that due to the Attorney Purge and other GOP shenanigans, corruption could remain a potent issue in the 2008 elections, just as it was in 2006.

So if you're interested in following what's going on in the hearing rooms in D.C., but sometimes find all the different committees and their various probes a bit bewildering, you might find this guide by House Dems useful.

You can check out the first one in our TPM Document Collection, here.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/accountability/