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Celeste Maloy: “Oversight isn't just about catching wrongdoing. It's about…”

Featuring: Celeste Maloy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 2nd Congressional District

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Congress's Oversight Role

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

So when an agency oversteps, wastes money, delays action, or carries out a law in a way that Congress never intended, it's our job to step in. Not because every agency employee is acting in bad faith, but because power requires accountability. Oversight isn't just about catching wrongdoing. It's about making government work better. If a program's failing, Congress needs to know why. If a rule is hurting Utahns, Congress needs to bring that concern directly to the people implementing it. (01:29–01:34)

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Asserts that oversight aims to improve government function, not just catch wrongdoing.

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