Obama tells Congress that policy Czars won’t testify

Most transparent adminstration ever? Fox News fault? Or just Hugo Obama Chavez being Obama? According to the Washington Times, The White House has told Congress it will reject calls for many of President Obama’s policy czars to testify before Congress – a decision senators of both parties said goes against the president’s promises of transparency and openness and treads on Congress’ constitutional mandate to investigate the administration’s actions. Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, said White House counsel Greg Craig told her in a meeting Wednesday that they will not make available any of the czars who work in the White House and don’t have to go through Senate confirmation. She said he was “murky” on whether other czars outside of the White House would be allowed to come before Congress. Collins said that doesn’t make sense when some of those czars are actually making policy or negotiating on behalf of Mr. Obama.

“I think Congress should be able to call the president’s climate czar, Carol Browner, the energy and environment czar, to ask her about the negotiations she conducted with the automobile industry that led to very significant policy changes with regard to emissions standards,”

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October 23, 2009 · Filed Under Obama Czars


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