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Defend America on Friday, October 23, 2009 1:10:16 PM
W.H. tells Congress that policy 'Czars' won't testify
By Stephen Dinan
The White House has told Congress it will reject calls for many of
President Obama's policy czars to testify before Congress - a decision
senators said goes against the president's promises of transparency and
openness and treads on Congress' constitutional mandate to investigate
the administration's actions.
Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, said White House counsel
Greg Craig told her in a meeting Wednesday that they will not make
available any of the czars who work in the White House and don't have
to go through Senate confirmation. She said he was "murky" on whether
other czars outside of the White House would be allowed to come before
Congress.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/23/czar-war-escalates-between-congress-white-house/