But what's happened over the years, what they envisioned was that the federal government would do a limited number of things and that you would have careful oversight by the duly elected representatives of the people in Congress. But here's the problem. For decades, those elected representatives haven't been able to do the job. Why? Because every time we try to do oversight, every time we request the records or even issue a subpoena, these agencies have hitting the ball. (07:37–07:42)
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Asserts that elected representatives have been unable to perform their oversight duties for decades.
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