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Improving Americans’ Quality of Life: Homes, Health, Jobs, and Education

Oversight Committee Democrats are focused on preserving home ownership, getting America back to work, ensuring quality, affordable health care, and giving all students access to a high-quality education.

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Making Government Work for All Americans

Our aggressive agenda works to root out waste, fraud and abuse in government spending, enhance transparency, and ensure that the needs of Americans are put ahead of corporate special interest.

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Promoting the Safety and Well-Being of the American People

We are committed to supporting our troops and veterans, protecting American consumers, and safeguarding national and homeland security.

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The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew PDF Print

On Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine what senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman’s death by fratricide. A transcript of this hearing is now available.

In April, the Committee held a hearing investigating the death of Cpl. Tillman.

The following witnesses testified:



  • The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense

  • Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired),
    Former Commander, U.S. Central Command

  • Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired),
    Former Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff

  • Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired),
    Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command

  • Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, Jr. (Retired),
    Former Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations Command

 

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