WASHINGTON — Show some respect!
The White House has routinely refused to allow top-tier officials to testify about national-security issues before a key congressional oversight committee, leaving the panel’s Republican boss fuming.
Instead of knowledgeable deputy secretaries and administrators, the Obama administration has sent mere assistant secretaries and regional administrators to testify before the Oversight Subcommittee on National Security — and in some cases shafted the panel all together, officials said.
“I think they’re scared to show up. They’re doing everything they can to protect their political employees,” vented Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who chairs the House subcommittee.