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December 28, 2018, 11:31 AM UTC

Democrats Prepare to Haul These Trump Officials Into Hearings

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Democrats, who take control of the House Jan. 3, want to chat with various Trump administration officials.

Committee leaders are planning to step up their oversight of federal agencies by requesting information and documents and calling hearings after the new majority is seated. They can’t directly stop agencies from making regulatory and other moves, but they can slow the process down and make administration officials think twice about some agenda items.

“When you know you’re going to be called up in front of Congress, you’re going to be much more hesitant about trying to do anything controversial,” Randel Johnson, a ...

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