The Senate’s oversight duty

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Congress is barreling toward a government shutdown next week, mostly because Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is running scared of his party’s radicals.

Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) attentions are properly focused on cleaning up the mess. Once he has done so, he should turn to an oversight agenda he hinted at this week.

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