Ability Quote by Nancy Mace

Congress has powers, and they are an important check on the other branches of government.

— Nancy Mace

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.

— Saxby Chambliss

Congress has oversight responsibility of the federal government.

— Jon Husted

Congress must go further to protect the right to privacy, to end the NSA's dragnet surveillance of ordinary Americans, to make the intelligence community…

— Elizabeth Warren

Congress's oversight authority is derived from its implied powers in the Constitution, making it an integral part of the American system of checks and…

— Dean Phillips

As a member of Congress, I believe Congress must provide oversight of actions by the Executive Branch as our system of checks and balances…

— Charles B. Rangel

As a member of Congress, a coequal branch of government designed by our founders to provide checks and balances on the executive branch, I…

— Will Hurd

“The only legitimate purpose of congressional investigations is to determine whether there should be legislation to deal with certain problems and how that legislation…

— David Horowitz

Congress does investigations better than they do anything else.

— Mitch Landrieu

Congress needs to shield critical aspects of America's national security.

— George Santos

Congressional overseers and the public must be given appropriate insight into government activities as well as their legal rationale to ensure America's values are…

— Dianne Feinstein

Congress must take responsibility for a new positive direction - an innovative agenda that will lead to a more secure America. Secure communities, secure…

— Rick Larsen