As Republicans prepare for a highly likely takeover of the House of Representatives in November, the GOP leadership is planning a lengthy list of oversight goals targeting the Biden administration and the Democrats’ formation of the Jan. 6 select committee. (RELATED: Did Trump Really Want to Lead an ‘Armed Mob’ to the Capitol on Jan. 6?)
The party’s targets include Hunter Biden’s business dealings, Afghanistan, the origins of the coronavirus, inflation causes and the U.S.-Mexico border.
As Politico reports:
Republicans view executive-branch oversight as a significant piece of their 2023 agenda, driven in part by the reality that divided government would leave no path for most of their legislative priorities. Investigations also give the House GOP high-profile chances to lob subpoenas and tough questions at Biden officials heading into 2024, when it hopes to take the Senate and White House too.
“I think it’s really going to be focused on holding the Biden administration accountable and getting answers. … It is going to be a lot of intense oversight,” said Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who is expected to be majority leader if the chamber flips to the GOP. (RELATED: Biden Casts Doubt on Midterms’ Legitimacy if Congress Doesn’t Pass Election Reform Bill)
And Republicans will have lots to choose from. The problem will be prioritizing from a long list of damaging Biden issues. And being ready to launch when the new House session begins in January 2023.
Politico reports that: “Jamie Comer, the Kentucky Republican who is expected to lead the panel should Republicans take the majority, said that he was trying to lay the groundwork now so that he and his members could start right away in January.”
In addition to Hunter Biden’s overseas business schemes, the baby formula crisis and Biden’s Afghan debacle, Republicans are still sorting out how they will probe the partisan Jan. 6 panel and Capitol security. (RELATED: Texas Counties Declare a Border ‘Invasion’ of Illegal Migrants – Governor Acts)
Demonstrating that the Jan. 6 committee was simply a partisan political witch hunt to damage Trump will be a key to the GOP efforts leading into 2024.
But Team Biden’s massive mishandling of the border and immigration will also be major topics of investigation. According to Politico:
Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican and House Freedom Caucus founding member who is line to chair the Judiciary Committee, immediately pointed to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the border as a focus for his panel in 2023.
“We certainly need to dig into more of the terrible way Mayorkas has run — I think intentionally — the way he has the Department of Homeland Security,” Jordan said.
Jordan pointed to two potential areas he wanted to probe: border enforcement and the creation of a DHS “disinformation” board, which the department subsequently paused after a flood of GOP criticism. Jordan has also been communicating with Senate Republicans who are brainstorming their own investigative plans if they are able to flip the upper chamber this fall.
If the GOP flips the Senate, too, it will be a game changer, and expect these investigations to become even more damaging to the Democrats. ALD
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I’ll believe it when I see it. Meanwhile, “Final Jeopardy” theme song playing in background.
I don’t give a damn how much you make. Stay focused and on subject at hand.
Promises, Promises
Yup, just like Trey Gowdy, Graham, etc., we’ll investigate and get to the bottom of this…sure…we’re still waiting for those results. All bark, no bite or put another way, all talk, no action. So disappointed with the Rs – time to separate the wheat from the chaf and throw out the RINOs, every last one of them.
Hooray awesome
YES, go get them they deserve it what did they think they would not pay eventually they thought they had everyone bamboozled
No. What they think is that they will cheat the 2022 election like they cheated on the 2020 election so that the dems can hold onto power. We need honest poll watchers or the dems WILL succeed.
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These inquiries will last until the democrats say the republicans are mean and then ignore them. If the guilty goes to jail or are hung in public then go forth. Otherwise don’t waste our money.
Will only produce all kinds of pant leg tingles for useful idiots. Want to stand me up out of chair, pass these Bill’s: https://www.numbersusa.com/resource-article/5-great-solutions Recommended by Barbara Jordan, ignored by both Party’s!
Barring the inevitable democrat voting fraud, it might be possible for repubs to regain the house. However, they should be more concerned about saving the country from leftism than going after a demented old fart…that can come later.
Who wants to see the repubs make the dems lives as miserable as they have us? Now who believes they will really do anything?
Big city democrat Mayors crying for more Federal funds”your tax dollars” to support the over crowded shelters homeless, sound familiar?How about this two million illegal’s are walking our streets no jobs, no money, no food, no shelter, no cars, drugged out, committing crimes, are they the homeless the democrats are crying over? Who is keeping the count? The biden open border future for America is as bad as the democrat double standard they continue to enjoy while in power. Don’t you think it’s time for a change? No one believes biden and the democrats any more, their lack of leadership, honesty, has caused the problems we now face as Americans, Vote them out, mid terms.
Joe started saying in 2019 that the US can afford to pay for 2 million immigrants and refugees a year. Everything he and Harris are doing, including doing nothing, is to ensure 2 million get in each year
Rep. Jordan should be the Speaker instead of worthless RINO McCarthy.
Nothing will happen IF Kevin McCarthy is Speaker of the House! I’d like to see Jim Jordan as Speaker! Or, want to see demoncrats heads explode? Elect Donald Trump as Speaker! He doesn’t have to be a member of Congress!
JUST KEEP TELLING EVERYBODY WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO SO THEY WILL BE READY FOR YA……………..GREAT LOGIC AS USUAL