Sen. Susan M. Collins (R- ME), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, points out during the hearing on "Deconstructing Reconstruction: Problems, Challenges, and the Way Forward in Iraq and Afghanistan" that reconstruction efforts "require careful planning, effective oversight, and wise stewardship of the taxpayers’ investment."
Sen. Collins believes that U.S. reconstruction operations in Iraq are not successful due to lack or coordination, poor management and over-reliance on certain contracts. (0:32)
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March 22, 2007
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- Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, explains in her opening statement at the hearing on "Deconstructing Reconstruction: Problems, Challenges, and the Way Forward in Iraq and Afghanistan" that the "heart" of the U.S. reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan is the network of reconstruction contracts.
- Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) demands that there be conditions put to the budget to designate a person to be in control, to be the "decider" when it comes to making the decision and overseeing that the reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
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