Oversight

Presidential Advice and Senate Consent: The Past, Present, and Future of Policy Czars

Date: October 22, 2009
Time: 10:00am
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-342

Member Statements

Senator

Susan M.

Collins

(R -
 ME)

Senator

Joseph I.

Lieberman

(ID -
 CT)

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable

Thomas J.

Ridge

Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security

and Secretary of Homeland Security

Panel 1

James P.

Pfiffner

University Professor, School of Public Policy

George Mason University

Panel 1

Lee A.

Casey

Partner, Baker Hostetler

Former Attorney-Advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice

Panel 1

Harold C.

Relyea

Former Specialist in American National Government

at the Congressional Research Service