Jon Ossoff: “I've spent the last few years using oversight power in…”

“I mean, that the, the Republicans in office right now are living in fear of the White House. They're not going to impose any accountability or transparency. But I'll just say generally, I mean, I've spent the last few years using oversight power in Congress to investigate abuses in ICE detention. detention, to investigate the mistreatment of. By defense contractors. And part of what's happened in the United States, part of the reason that power has shifted so much toward the unaccountable executive is because Congress doesn't bother doing real investigations and real oversight.” (29:06–29:22)

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