And as chairman of the General Oversight Committee of the United States Senate, we rely on an awful lot of their work. I think their independence needs to remain within their agencies. I'm very mindful of the fact that Inspector generals don't work for Congress. They actually work for the administration. They're part of the executive branch, a different co equal branch of government. And they work and serve the president of the United States. (02:31–02:37)
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