[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23610]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THE PROBLEM WITH WHITE HOUSE CZARS

  (Mr. INGLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. INGLIS. Mr. Speaker, in my district, many people are telling me 
about their concern about the excessive use by the administration of 
special staff or czars. Over 30 czars are now serving in the Obama 
administration.
  The problem we have with that is they haven't been confirmed by the 
Senate, and that is a real problem. If you exercise authority over 
American citizens, we need the constitutional protection of making sure 
that they've been vetted by the Senate and given approval by the Senate 
to serve in those capacities when they are exercising authority over 
the American people.
  That's why, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in 
cosponsoring the excellent bill by our distinguished colleague from 
Georgia (Mr. Kingston), the Czar Accountability Reform Act of 2009. It 
would cut off funding for these special assistants unless they have the 
consent of the Senate to serve, the approval of the Senate, the 
confirmation of the Senate to serve. That's what the Constitution 
requires, Mr. Speaker. That's what we need to require.

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