31.   So the immigration committees are pariahs, and an inevitable result is that Congressional oversight is largely ineffectual.

32.   Such relationships are rarely reported to congressional oversight committees.

33.   The central bank has always jealously guarded its independence, arguing that congressional oversight could leave it exposed to pressure to manipulate interest rates for political reasons.

34.   The deal was completed without any congressional oversight, and is widely assumed to be a gift to the military for its success in fighting terrorism.

35.   The conflict continues to play out as Clinton seeks so-called fast-track authority to ink trade deals without congressional oversight, a move the environmentalists abhor.

36.   The White House contends that Ridge is a presidential adviser and therefore not subject to congressional oversight.

37.   There will be no congressional oversight and confirmation by the Senate for Ridge will not be required.

38.   These funds receive little congressional oversight.

39.   They include more congressional oversight, a reduction of administrative costs, a more widespread distribution of grants and a focus on education and small-town music programs.

40.   Those departments are run by quite different people, with very different traditions and constituencies and congressional oversight committees.