In today's blog, you'll learn the purpose of one of the Congressional Committees and how it works, how it has worked, and why it's not working now. You'll learn why having this Committee non-functioning, as it has been for the last 2 years, is a dangerous thing.
GOVERNMENT LESSON: What's the function of the House
Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR)? What has it done and not done?
Unlike all of the other congressional committees, the OGR exists to serve as
the watchdog of the federal government. OGR’s mandate is to investigate, not
legislate. The chairman wields a tremendous amount of power, with unlimited
jurisdiction and the unilateral authority to issue subpoenas and compel
testimony for public Congressional hearings.
Who Manages it? The party in power. Which has
been the Republican party for the last 6 years.
WHAT HAPPENED UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINSTRATION
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Former Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), issued
more than 100 subpoenas to the Obama administration. To date, Republican
chairman Trey Gowdy has issued a grand total of zero subpoenas to the Trump
administration. The OGR Republicans have refused to hold the Trump
administration to the same standard of oversight we established during the
Obama presidency
WHAT HAS THE COMMITTEE DONE THIS YEAR ?
To date, the committee’s Republicans have
blocked 52 attempts by Democrats to
force votes on subpoena motions. Without the power of the majority, Democrats
have been relegated to spectator status as the Republican majority abdicates
its oversight responsibilities to protect Trump.
OBSTRUCTION - SO, Republicans have no interest
in overseeing the Trump Presidency, which is why the administration gets away
with everything. This leads to a dictatorship instead of a democracy with
checks and balances. For the Trump presidency, there are no checks and
balances.
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