[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 121 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10052-S10053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        OVERSIGHT HEARINGS ON IRAQ AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I wish to say a few words about 
oversight hearings on Iraq and the global war on terror.
  Just last week, our good friend, the Democratic leader, complained 
that there has not been ``a single oversight hearing, none.'' That was 
our good friend, the Democratic leader, saying there hasn't been a 
single oversight hearing on Iraq and the global war on terror. But the 
Senate has conducted scores of hearings on Iraq and related issues 
since 2003. For example, the Armed Services Committee held more than 
20--20--hearings on such topics as military operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, operations and strategy in Iraq, and Iraq-Afghanistan and 
the global war on terrorism. That is 20 hearings by the Armed Services 
Committee alone. The Foreign Relations Committee has held more than 30 
hearings in the past 3 years, including hearings on post-Saddam Iraq, 
on the status of and prospect for Iraq reconstruction, Iraq's 
transition to sovereignty, and post-transition Iraq. That is 30 
hearings by the Foreign Relations Committee on Iraq and the war on 
terror in the last 3 years. And then there is the Judiciary Committee, 
the Banking Committee, and the Homeland Security Committee hearings. 
All told, more than 80--80--hearings have been held on Iraq and related 
issues.
  I ask unanimous consent that a listing of all of these hearings to 
which I just referred indicating the Senate has engaged in extensive 
oversight on the war in Iraq and the war on terror over the last 3 
years be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

              Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings

       UN Weapons Inspector's Report, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 1/30/2003)
       Post-Saddam Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress 
     (Event Date: 2/11/2003)
       Afghanistan and the War on Terror, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 2/12/2003)
       Post-Conflict Afghanistan, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 
     2/26/2003)
       Aid to Turkey and Issues in Northern Iraq, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 3/5/2003)
       Reconstruction of Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 
     3/11/2003)
       Political Future of Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 
     3/13/2003)
       Diplomacy and the War on Terrorism, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 3/18/2003)
       An Enlarged NATO: Moving Forward on Iraq, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 4/29/2003)
       Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 5/22/2003)
       Repercussions of Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction 
     Policies, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 
     6/12/2003)
       Status and Prospects for Iraq Reconstruction, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 7/23/2003)
       Review of Iraq Policy and Issues, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 9/23/2003)
       Review of Iraq Policy and Issues Updated, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 9/24/2003)
       Security and Democracy in Afghanistan, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 10/16/2003)
       Afghanistan Reconstruction, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 1/27/2004)
       Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 3/9/2004)
       Effect of Madrid Attacks on U.S. European Cooperation, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 3/31/2004)
       Iraq's Transition to Sovereignty, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 4/20/2004)
       Iraq's Transition to Sovereignty, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 4/21/2004)
       Iraq's Transition to Sovereignty, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 4/22/2004)
       Afghanistan, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event 
     Date: 5/12/2004)
       Iraq: The Way Ahead, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress 
     (Event Date: 5/18/2004)
       Iraq: The Way Ahead, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress 
     (Event Date: 5/19/2004)
       Post-Transition Situation in Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 7/22/2004)
       Accelerating U.S. Assistance to Iraq, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 9/15/2004)
       Reshaping U.S. Policy in Iraq and Middle East, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 109th Congress (Event Date: 2/1/2005)
       Iran: Weapons Proliferation, Terrorism and Democracy, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 109th Congress (Event Date: 5/19/2005)
       Iraq Ambassador Nomination, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th 
     Congress (Event Date: 6/7/2005)
       The Future of Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th Congress 
     (Event Date: 7/18/2005)
       The Future of Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th Congress 
     (Event Date: 7/19/2005)
       The Future of Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th Congress 
     (Event Date: 7/20/2005)
       Iraq and U.S. Foreign Policy, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th 
     Congress (Event Date: 10/19/2005)

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       Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 109th Congress (Event Date: 2/8/2006)
       Iraq Update, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th Congress (Event 
     Date: 7/13/2006)

                Senate Armed Services Committee Hearings

       Post-Conflict Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress 
     (Event Date: 2/26/2003)
       NATO Enlargement Post-Conflict Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 4/10/2003)
       U.S. Policy and Military Operations in Afghanistan and 
     Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 5/
     23/2003)
       Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 6/6/2003)
       Lessons Learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 7/9/2003)
       Military Operations Briefing, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 9/3/2003)
       Iraq Briefing, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event 
     Date: 9/11/2003)
       Operations and Reconstruction in Iraq, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 9/25/2003)
       Report on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 10/3/2003)
       Iraq Stabilization Report, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 
     3/30/2004)
       U.S. Policy and Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 4/20/2004)
       $25 Billion Iraq Contingency Fund, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 5/13/2004)
       Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 5/19/2004)
       Iraq Multi-National Force Commander Nomination, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 6/24/2004)
       Transition to Sovereignty in Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 6/25/2004)
       Military Operations In Iraq and Afghanistan, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 109th Congress (Event Date: 2/3/2005)
       Iraq Issues, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th Congress (Event 
     Date: 6/23/2005)
       The War on Terror, CQ Committee Hearings, 109th Congress 
     (Event Date: 6/30/2005)
       Operations and Strategy In Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     109th Congress (Event Date: 9/29/2005)
       Defense Authorization: Contracting Issues in Iraq, CQ 
     Committee Hearings; 109th Congress (Event Date: 2/7/2006)
       Iraq, Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 109th Congress (Event Date: 8/3/2006)

  Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee Hearings

       Consolidating Intelligence Analysis, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 2/26/2003)
       Combating Terrorist Financing, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 9/23/2003)
       Terrorism Financing, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress 
     (Event Date: 6/15/2004)
       9/11 Commission Report, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 8/26/2004)
       Improving Ability of Intelligence Community to Fight 
     Terrorism, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 

     9/8/2004)
       Contracting and Procurement In Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     109th Congress (Event Date: 8/2/06)

                  Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings

       War Against Terrorism, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 
     3/4/2003)
       Terrorism in the United States, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 6/26/2003)
       Law Enforcement and Terrorism, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 7/23/2003)
       Terrorism in the Post 9-11 Era, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 9/10/2003)
       Recruitment of Terrorists in Prisons and the Military, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 10/14/2003)
       Efforts to Prevent Terrorism in the United States, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 10/21/2003)
       Seaport Security Since 9-11, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 1/27/2004)
       Cyberterrorism, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th Congress 
     (Event Date: 2/24/2004)
       Preventing and Responding to Acts of Terrorism, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 4/14/2004)
       Bioterrorism Detection and Response, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 5/11/2004)
       Department of Justice: Terrorism Oversight, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 6/8/2004)
       Terrorism Oversight: Department of Homeland Security, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 6/9/2004)
       Tools To Fight Terrorism Act, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 9/13/2004)
       Patriot Act Reauthorization: Section 805, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 109th Congress (Event Date: 4/20/2005)
       Intelligence Information Sharing, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     109th Congress (Event Date: 9/21/2005)
       Saudi Arabia and the War on Terror, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     109th Congress (Event Date: 11/8/2005)

          Senate Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs Committee

       Financial Reconstruction in Iraq, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 9/16/2003)
       Prevention of Terrorist Financing, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     108th Congress (Event Date: 9/25/2003)
       Economic and Financial Reconstruction in Iraq, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 2/11/2004)
       Terrorist Financing and Couterterror Initiatives, CQ 
     Committee Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 4/29/2004)
       Terrorism Risk Insurance, CQ Committee Hearings, 108th 
     Congress (Event Date: 
     5/18/2004)
       Terror Financing and Money Laundering, CQ Committee 
     Hearings, 108th Congress (Event Date: 9/28/2004)
       Terror Financing in the Middle East, CQ Committee Hearings, 
     109th Congress (Event Date: 7/13/2005)

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cornyn). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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