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Jan. 6 hearings are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to important congressional oversight hearings

  • Written by Claire Leavitt, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, Grinnell College
imageMembers of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack listen during the fourth hearing on June 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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