Now, Mr Glennon points out, America appears to have a committee exercising "hindsight, not oversight".Still, hindsight is better than what some would have.
As the committee exercises its authority to call witnesses to learn information for possible use in legislative policy, the hearing is shaping up to be an under-oath showdown between Clemens and McNamee, with Pettitte and Knoblauch as possible referees.
The numbers above have to be deciphered from the passage in the remuneration report that blathers on about how the committee exercised "its discretion to adjust the value of certain 2010 bonus awards, on a basis equivalent to that applied in the previous year".
Reporting directly to the Council, the executive committee exercises decision-making powers similar to those of the cabinet in a parliamentary system and is responsible for preparing various documents including budgets and by-laws, submitted to the Council for approval.
In this case, a licensing committee exercising statutory powers to license cinemas to be used for film screenings had imposed a condition in a licence that films had to be certified by the British Board of Film Censors before they could be shown.
In the case of the Montreal At-Home/Chez Soi project, the operational integration committee exercised leadership at the operational level, but the absence of true strategic leadership able to promote local interests at the national level posed a serious barrier to the project's implementation and resulted in disinterest among some local stakeholders.
Later Sunday, Sean Spicer, the White House spokesman, issued an official statement that said, "President Donald J. Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into Russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016".
In a statement Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, "President Donald J. Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into Russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016".
And in what amounts to a plea of guilty to a major commission finding -- that there are too many committees exercising oversight of intelligence agencies -- nine panels scheduled hearings this month on the commission's recommendations.
