Should Congress investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies?

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Debra Saunders

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

"The Opposite of Intelligence: This isn't about gathering more information to prevent further disasters. It's scalp collecting."
5/20/2009 2:20:16 PM

Barbara Lee (D-CA)

Congress should investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

Nothing will do more to restore the sullied reputation of our country than investigating those incidents of torture and holding those responsible accountable for their actions
5/20/2009 2:19:47 PM

Christopher Dodd

Congress should investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

"not to prosecute people or pursue them when these acts have occurred is...to invite it again in some future administration"
5/20/2009 2:19:20 PM

Russ Feingold

Congress should investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), one of the chief backers of the commission proposal
5/20/2009 2:18:43 PM

Washington Post

Congress should investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

More light needs to be shed on how decisions were made and why.
4/25/2009 5:22:32 AM

Robert Gibbs

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

I think that the lawyers that are involved are plenty capable of determining whether any law has been broken
4/24/2009 5:58:46 PM

Wall Street Journal

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

"invitation to indict Bush officials will haunt Obama's Presidency."
4/24/2009 5:55:55 PM

Patrick Leahy

Congress should investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

said Wednesday that he wants to form a bipartisan commission to investigate Bush-era interrogation policies.
4/24/2009 5:50:48 PM

John Conyers, Jr.

Congress should investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

We must have a full investigation of the circumstances under which these torture methods were created, approved, and implemented, preferably by an independent commission as I previously proposed.
4/24/2009 5:50:20 PM

Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

And they said a commission would "focus on the mistakes of the past" instead of "looking forward to solutions."
4/24/2009 3:15:37 PM

Joe Lieberman

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

And they said a commission would "focus on the mistakes of the past" instead of "looking forward to solutions."
4/24/2009 3:15:29 PM

Barack Obama

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

President Obama told Congressional leaders that he did not want a special inquiry
4/24/2009 2:59:56 PM

Arlen Specter

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

"All of the facts are readily available to the Department of Justice."
4/24/2009 2:49:45 PM

Nancy Pelosi

Congress should investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday endorsed the establishment of a formal truth commission to investigate Bush administration anti-terrorism policies
4/24/2009 6:33:20 AM

John McCain

Congress should not investigate the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

And they said a commission would "focus on the mistakes of the past" instead of "looking forward to solutions."
4/23/2009 9:40:08 PM