Tom Ridge Testifies Before Senate On Policy Czars(Claire McCaskill)

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee members Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) listens as Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) points out his previous support of presidential "czars" during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Many Republicans, including Bennett, have been critical of the Obama Administration's use of "czars" and the balance of power between the presidentially-appointed advisors and Congressional authority over those positions.

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