Republicans Seek Czar Accountability ; Demand Full Count, Oversight

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With White House "czars" under scrutiny, two senior House Republicans are demanding that the White House account for the dozens of advisers whom the press has designated as czars and either make them available to testify to Congress or explain why they should be exempt.

Reps. Darrell Issa of California and Lamar Smith of Texas, the top Republicans on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Judiciary Committee, respectively, sent a letter to the White House lawyer critical of the arrangement that allows some senior White House officials to coordinate policy even though they are not subject to Senate hearings or confirmation.

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Republicans Seek Czar Accountability ; Demand Full Count, Oversight

Among the Republicans' demands is a full accounting of the number of czars, what they are paid ...

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